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The 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society
MIKAMO Lecture
Invited Lectures
International Sessions Selected Highlights

The 64th Annual Scientific Meeting
of the Japanese Circulation Society
April 1-3, 2000
Osaka International Convention Center, Rihga Royal Hotel (Osaka)
President: Hirohide Matuso, M.D., Ph.D.
Second Department of Internal Medicine
Kagawa Medical University

MIKAMO Lecture

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New Developments in Echocardiography: Impact on Coronary Artery Disease
Harvey Feigenbaum, M.D.
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA




Invited Lectures

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Role of Nitric Oxide as a Signaling Molecule in the Cardiovascular System
Louis J. Ignarro, Ph.D.
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Assessment of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction by Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography
Anthony N. DeMaria, M.D.
University of California at San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA

Pathophysiology of the Atheroma and Mechanisms of Plaque Rupture
Peter Libby, M.D.
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

Molecular Mechanisms of Vascular Disease: A Basis for Genetic Therapies
Elizabeth Nabel, M.D.
National Institutes of Health
National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, M.D., USA




International Sessions Selected Highlights

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IS001 Keynote Lecture
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Heterogeneities in Repolarization
Jeanne M. Nerbonne, M.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA

IS011 Keynote Lecture
New Strategies for Cardiovascular Imaging: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Coronary Disease
Dudley Pennell, M.D., FRCP, FESC, FACC
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit
Royal Brompton Hospital
London, England, UK

IS012
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease
Eike Nagel, M.D.
Cardiology-CMR
German Heart Institute
Berlin, Germany

IS013
Delayed Contrast-enhanced MRI and Reversible Myocardial Injury
Raymond J. Kim, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
Northwestern Medical School
Chicago, IL, USA

IS022
Use of Gene Transfer as a Systemic Approach to Atherosclerosis
Daniel J. Rader, M.D.
Department of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA

IS029
Gene Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease
Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, IL, USA

IS031 Keynote Lecture
Do Statins Change Plaque Composition in Human?
Prediman K. Shah, M.D., FACC
Division of Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA

IS038 Keynote Lecture
Using Genomic Technology to Identify New Targets in Cardiovascular Disease
Richard T. Lee, M.D.
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

IS044
Use of 3-Dimensional Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease
Jiefen Yao, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
New England Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

IS047
Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow Based on the Observation of Contrast Intensity Decay Following the Abrupt Shortening of Pulsing Interval
Akira Oshita, M.D.
Kagawa Medical University
Kagawa, Japan

IS054 Keynote Lecture
Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
Jaakki Tuomilehto, M.D.
Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit
National Public Health Institute, Finland

IS058
Diabetes, PAI-1, and Atherogenesis
David J. Schneider, M.D.
Cardiovascular Division
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT, USA

IS066 Keynote Lecture
Ischemic Preconditioning and Cardioprotection: Mechanisms by which Early (First Window) and Late (Second Window) Phases of Protection are Induced
James M. Downey, M.D.
Department of Medical Physiology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL, USA

IS076
Preconditioning in Humans
Derek M. Yellon, M.D.
University College
London Hospitals and Medical School
London, UK

IS077 Keynote Lecture
Radiation for the Treatment of Restenosis
David P. Faxon, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, US

IS082
Endovascular Stent Grafts for Descending Thoracic Aortic Pathology
Marc R. Moon, M.D.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, MO, USA

IS096 Keynote Lecture
Clinical Assessment of Endothelial Function
Hiroaki Shimokawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Kyushu University
Fukuoka, Japan

IS097 Keynote Lecture
Signaling Events in Cardiomyocyte Dropout
Gerald W. Dorn II, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, USA

IS106
Genetic Manipulation of Beta-adrenergic Signaling in the Failing Heart
Walter J. Koch, Ph.D.
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC, USA

IS108 Keynote Lecture
Role of Inflammation in Athero-thrombosis
Prediman K. Shah, M.D., FACC
Division of Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA

IS110
Lipid Lowering as an Anti-inflammatory Therapy on Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques
Masanori Aikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

IS118 Keynote Lecture
The Use of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Imaging for Assessment of Coronary Pathology
Jonathan M. Tobis, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA

IS146 Keynote Lecture
Transcatheter Assessment of Coronary Pathophysiology
Morton J. Kern, M.D.
Department of Cardiology
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO, USA

IS147
Coronary Pressure Measurement and Fractional Flow Reserve
Nico H.J. Pijls, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Cardiology
Catharina Hospital
Eindoven, The Netherlands

IS154 Keynote Lecture
Cell Cycle Regulation and Myocardial Regeneration?
Harold S. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Research Institute
University of California, San Francisco, USA
San Francisco, USA

IS155
Genetic Dissection of Cardiac Life and Death Cascades
Michael D. Schneider, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, USA

IS165
Evolving Clinical Applications of Tissue Doppler Echocardiography
John Gorcsan III, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

IS173
AMPD1 Genotype Predicts Survival in Patients with Heart Failure
Evan Loh, M.D.
Cardiovascular Division
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA, USA

IS178
Functional Recovery of Human Cardiac Myocytes Following Mechanical Circulatory Support
Kenneth B. Margulies, M.D.
Cardiovascular Research Group
Temple University Medical School
Philadelphia, PA, USA

IS-182 Keynote Lecture
Novel Treatment for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Marcus Wharton, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC, USA

IS183
Ablation of Focal Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation
Marcus Wharton, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC, USA

IS186
Atrial Fibrillation: Identifying Sites Critical to the Maintenance of Atrial Fibrillation
Jeffrey J. Goldberger, M.D.
Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL, USA



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