2011 ASH Program Book - American Society of Hypertension
2011 ASH Program Book - American Society of Hypertension
2011 ASH Program Book - American Society of Hypertension
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MAY 23<br />
Sessions<br />
Monday morning<br />
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM • East Ballroom • Third Floor<br />
2 New Insights into the Role <strong>of</strong> Uric Acid in<br />
<strong>Hypertension</strong><br />
Co-Chairs: Richard J. Johnson, MD, Denver, CO and<br />
Andrew Whelton, MD, Baltimore, MD<br />
8:00 AM Fructose-Obesity-Uric Acid Link<br />
Richard J. Johnson, MD<br />
8:25 AM Oxidative Stress and Impact <strong>of</strong> Uric Acid<br />
Allan D. Struthers, MD, Dundee, United Kingdom<br />
8:40 AM Urate-Lowering and Blood Pressure Response<br />
Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD, Houston, TX<br />
Original Communications<br />
9:00 AM OR-18: Associations <strong>of</strong> Uric Acid with Asymmetric<br />
Dimethylarginine, L-arginine and Arterial Stiffening<br />
in <strong>Hypertension</strong><br />
K. Dimitriadis, C. Tsioufis, A. Aggelis, S. Kyvelou,<br />
E. Stefanadi, L. Lioni, D. Flessas, C. Stefanadis.<br />
Hippokration Hospital, Athens, GR.<br />
9:15 AM OR-19: Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid Agonist Attenuates<br />
Adipogenesis Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells<br />
Via Heme Oxygenase-PPARg Pathways<br />
DongHyun Kim, 1 Luca Vanella, 1 Nitin Puri, 1 Michal L.<br />
Schwartzman, 2 John R. Falck, 3 Komal Sodhi, 1 Nader G.<br />
Abraham. 1 1 University <strong>of</strong> Toledo College <strong>of</strong> Medicine,<br />
Toledo, OH, US; 2 New York Medical College, Valhalla,<br />
NY, US; 3 University <strong>of</strong> Texas Southwestern Medical<br />
Center, Dallas, TX, US.<br />
9:30 AM OR-20: Effect <strong>of</strong> Allopurinol on Blood Pressure:<br />
A Systematic Review<br />
Vikram Agarwal, 1 Nidhi Hans, 2 Franz Messerli. 1 1 St.<br />
Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, US; 2 Harvard<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Public Health, MA, US.<br />
1 Pathobiology Track 2 Translational Track 3 Therapy Track<br />
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