EX SITU HEART PERFUSION IMPROVES PRESERVATION OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN BOTH DBD AND DCD HEARTS Roberto Ribeiro, MD, PhD (c) – Toronto General Hospital; Roberto Ribeiro, MD, PhD (c) – Toronto General Hospital; Frank Yu; Juglans S. Alvarez; Mitchell Adamson, MSc – Toronto General Hospital; Emanuela Paradiso; Liming Xin; Bryan Gellner; Ved Bissoondath; Massimiliano Meineri; Vivek Rao, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network; Vivek Rao, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network; Mitesh Badiwala, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital-University Health Network
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
HEART-FOCUSED IONIZING RADIATION INDUCED DNA DAMAGE ACTIVATES INFLAMMATION VIA CGAS-STING PATHWAY LEADING TO CARDIAC REMODELING AND HEART FAILURE Mohammad H. Al-Khalaf, PhD. – University Of Ottawa Heart Institute; Mohammad H. Al-Khalaf, PhD. – University Of Ottawa Heart Institute; Gauri Akolkar, PhD.; David Smyth, PhD.; Liyong Zhang, PhD.; Peter Liu, M.D. – University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Peter Liu, M.D. – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
MISOPROSTOL ATTENUATES CARDIOMYOCYTE PROLIFERATION IN THE NEONATAL HEART THROUGH A BNIP3-DELTA-EXON3/MEF2-DEPENDENT SIGNALLING PATHWAY Matthew D. Martens, n/a – University of Manitoba; Matthew D. Martens, n/a – University of Manitoba; Jared T. Field, n/a – University of Manitoba; Donald Chapman, n/a – Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba; Tammy L. Ivanco, n/a – University of Manitoba; Joseph W. Gordon – University of Manitoba; Joseph W. Gordon – University of Manitoba
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
RECELLULARIZATION OF ACELLULAR XENOGENIC SCAFFOLD WITH AUTOLOGOUS HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS RESCUES THE XENOREACTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE Sabin Bozso, Dr. – University of Alberta; Sabin Bozso, Dr. – University of Alberta; Jimmy Kang; Benjamin Adam; Michael C. Moon – University of Alberta; Darren H. Freed; Sanaz Hatami; Jeevan Nagendran; Jeevan Nagendran
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
A NOVEL ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY (ARVC) BIOMARKER ANTI-DSG2 IS ABSENT IN ATHLETES WITH RIGHT VENTRICULAR ENLARGEMENT David Dorian – University of Toronto; David Dorian – University of Toronto; Diptendu Chatterjee – Sickkids Hospital; Laura Banks – University Health Network; Kim A. Connelly, MD, FRACP, PhD, MBBS – St Michael's Hospital; Jack Goodman, PhD – University of Toronto; Robert F. Bentley, PhD – University of Toronto; Andrew T. Yan – St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto; Robert Hamilton, MD – University of Toronto; Paul Dorian, MD MSc – Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto; Paul Dorian, MD MSc – Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF PLATELET DIFFERENTIAL SECRETION Samuel Fleury – Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal; Samuel Fleury – Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal; Imane Boukhatem – Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal; Jean-Christophe Bélanger – Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal; Mélanie Welman – Montreal Heart Institute; Marie Lordkipanidzé – University of Montreal, Montreal Heart Institute; Marie Lordkipanidzé – University of Montreal, Montreal Heart Institute
