Acquired Heart Disease - Poster Session

Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:05 - 18:00

Establishing a Rheumatic Heart Disease Biorepository for Multidisciplinary Research
  • Dr Liesl J Zühlke, Red Cross Children's Hospital, South Africa
Is the Face of Kawasaki Disease Changed?
  • Prof Kemal Baysal, Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Turkey
Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) as a vascular subclinical marker of cardiovascular risk
  • Dr Maja Batinica, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Department of Pediatrics, Cardiology Unit, Klaiceva 16, Zagreb, Croatia
Long term outcome of Chagas´s Disease in the childhood
  • Dr Gomes Lourdes Gonçalves Gomes, Federal University of Uberlândia, Medicine´s Faculty (UFU-FAMED), Brazil
Can a trans-thoracic echocardiographic study predict mitral restenosis in patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease submitted to mitral balloon valvuloplasty?
  • MSc, PhD Vitor Manuel P Azevedo, National Institute of Cardiology, Brazil
Streptococcus beta hemolyticus endocarditis during hospital stay in a girl with acute rheumatic fever
  • Najib Advani, Dept of Pediatrics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
When are the ECG changes significant in Kawasaki Disease?
  • Dr Hak Lee Ang, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Dr Liang Choo Hung, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Characteristics of Fatal Atypical Kawasaki Disease – Less Contribution of Coronary Artery Aneurysm ?
  • Mamoru Ayusawa, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
Efficacy of echocardiographic criteria for diagnosis of carditis in acute rheumatic fever
  • Dr Vijayalakshmi I Balekundri, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Myocarditis in children - the Singapore experience
  • Dr ChingKit Chen, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
Severe Cardiac Infections in Infancy - a Reason to Suspect Immunodeficiency?
  • Dr Jonathan TL Choo, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
Impaired Regional Left Ventricular Function in Paediatric Haemodialysis Patients
  • Dr Philipp Curz, United Kingdom
Recurrence and rare complications with medium term outcome of Kawasaki Disease: unusual case report
  • Dr Gomes Lourdes de Fátima Gonçalves, Division of Pediatric Cardiology of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Clinic’s Hospital of Faculty of Medicine (UFU-FAMED), Brazil
The Evolution of an Exercise Prescription Clinic for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity
  • Miss Astrid M De Souza, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Canada
Fit or Unfit: Are overweight and obese children and adolescents really unfit or are we using the wrong assessment tools?
  • Miss Astrid M De Souza, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Canada
Mid to long-term follow-up of 44 children with Kawasaki disease complicated with medium or giant coronary aneurysm
  • Dr Zhong-Dong Du, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
Hidden Systemic Diseases With Pericardial Effusion
  • Dr Rasmia H Feituri, Libya
Natriuretic Peptide as an Adjunctive Diagnostic Test in the Acute Phase of Kawasaki Disease
  • Dr Anne Fournier, Ste-Justine Hospital, Canada
Kawasaki Disease In Infants. Experience In Mexico
  • Dr Luis M Garrido-Garcia, Mexico
Long-term follow up the clinical outcome of Kawasaki disease patients with Giant Coronary Aneurysms
  • Dr Takashi Higaki, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Stroke & Cardiovascular Center Ehime University Hospital, Japan
Epidemiologic Research of Kawasaki Disease in Shanghai From 2003 Through 2007
  • Dr Guo-ying Huang, Pediatric Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction in Patients with Coronary Artery Aneurysms Caused by Kawasaki Disease Using Laser Doppler Monitoring
  • Motofumi Iemura, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University, Japan
Long-term Follow-up Results of Percutaneous Catheter Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Kawasaki Disease in Japan
  • Dr Masahiro Ishii, Dept. of Pediatrics Kitasato Universirt, Japan
Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and the Effect of Folate Substitution in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes Mellitus Type1
  • MUDr Petr Jehlicka, Charles University Faculty Hospital, FN Plzen, Czech Republic
External validation of a risk score to predict intravenous immunoglobulin resistance in patients with Kawasaki disease
  • Tohru Kobayashi, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Incidence of Rheumatic Fever and Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in a Underserved Population in South India
  • Dr Raman K Kumar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, India
Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula and Kawasaki Disease
  • Bo Sang Kwon, Korea
Association Between Coronary Artery A and Abnormality and Serum Amyloid A in Kawasaki Disease
  • Hae-Yong Lee, 162 Ilsan-Dong, Wonju, Gangwon, 220-701, Korea, Korea
The tendency toward atopic diseases among children with past history of Kawasaki disease
  • Dr Ming-Chih Lin, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Severe Coronary Artery lesions in Children with Kawasaki Disease
  • Dr Fang Liu, Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, China
Morganella morganii pericarditis in a child with X-linked agammaglobulinemia
  • Jae-Sook Ma, Korea
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Atherosclerosis in Children who are HIV-seropositive
  • Dr Tracie L Miller, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
The spectrum of presentation and long term evaluation of valvar lesions in 1066 acute episodes of rheumatic fever in children and adolescents
  • Prof Cleonice CC Mota, Division of Paediatric and Foetal Cardiology / Department of Paediatrics/ Hospital das Clínicas- Federal University of Minas Ge, Brazil
Long term follow up of children and adolescents with rheumatic heart disease in a tertiary center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Dr Regina E Müller, National Heart Institute - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Transcultural Adaptation of the World Heart Federation Rheumatic Heart Disease Register Database in Brazil
  • Dr Regina E Müller, National Institute of Cardiology - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, Brazil
Combinatorial Use of High Mobility Group Box 1 Values and Gunma Scores Improve The Accuracy of Predicting Non-Responders to Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment in Patients with Kawasaki Disease
  • Yuichi Nomura, Division of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences., Japan
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Geographic area of origin, referral rate, disease severity and outcome in patients presenting at CH Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa
  • Dr Hopewell Ntsinjana, CH Baragwanath Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Doppler tissue imaging and myocardial performance index of right ventricle in children with type I Diabetes mellitus
  • Deniz A Oguz, Gazi University Medical Faculty Pediatric Cardiology Department, Turkey
  • Sedef F Tunaoglu, Gazi University Medical Faculty Pediatric Cardiology Department, Turkey
  • Rana F Olgunturk, Gazi University Medical Faculty Pediatric Cardiology Department, Turkey
Cardiovascular profile in childhood obesity
  • Doctor Nikhil S Patankar, B.J.Wadia Hospital For Children ,Mumbai , India, India
  • Doctor Shakuntala S Prabhu, B.J.Wadia Hospital For Children ,Mumbai , India, India
Takayasu Arteritis in Children and Young Adults
  • Dr Manojkumar Rohit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research - chandigarh India, India
S100 proteins could not be suppressed by infliximab treatment in refractory Kawasaki disease
  • Kazuyoshi Saito, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Japan
Does Echocardiography Aid in the Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever with Carditis in Children? Experience from a Country with High Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Prof Anita Saxena, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, India
Delayed Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease
  • Dr Rekwan Sittiwangkul, Department of Pediatrics, Chiang Mai University,Thailand, 50200, Thailand
Cyclosporin A treatment for refractory Kawasaki disease
  • Masaru Terai, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Yachiyo Medicail Center, Japan
Delayed Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease and Outcomes after Treatment with IVIGMemorial hospital
  • Kanyalak Vithessonthi, King Chulalongkorn memorial Hospital, Thailand
Is BCG Red in Kawasaki Disease with Coronary Artery Abnormality?
  • Chin Fu Wang, Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Taiwan
Sivelestat sodium treatment for intravenous immunoglobulin-resistant Kawasaki disease
  • Kumi Yasukawa, Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
TRPC7 Gene Polymorphism as a Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease in Korean Population
  • Kyung-Lim Yoon, Department of Pediatrics, East-West Neo Medical Center, Kyunghee University, Korea
Rheumatic Fever / Rheumatic Heart Disease In South Africa: The Global Registry Initiative
  • Dr Liesl J Zühlke, Red Cross Childrens' Hospitals, South Africa
An Iceberg in Africa: Rheumatic Heart Disease requiring Surgery in Children
  • Dr Liesl J Zuhlke, Western Cape Pediatric Cardiac Services, Red Cross and Tygerberg Hospitals, South Africa
Acute Viral Myocarditis: Role of Immuno Suppression
  • Dr Najma Patel, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pakistan