Helmet use Among Pediatric Cyclists in Residential Areas

ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC SURGERY AND SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY SURGEONS—ABSTRACTS 12.19. Helmet use Among Pediatric Cyclists in Residential Areas. T. A. Oyetunji,1 S. K. Onguti,1 M. A. Fisher,1 A. O. Oyetunji,4 E. E. Cornwell,1 A. H. Haider,2 B. C. Nwomeh3; 1 Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC; 2 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 3Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; 4Merrick School of Business, Baltimore, MD

12.20. Long-term Effect of Trauma Splenectomy on Blood Glucose: the Emerging Role of the Spleen as a Source of Pancreatic Stem Cells. M. B. Singer, M. A. Clond, M. Bukur, D. R. Margulies, A. Salim, E. J. Ley; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

VASCULAR 1: ANEURYSMS AND LOWER EXTREMITY VASCULAR DISEASE 13.1. Osteoclast-like Cells in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. D. Yamanouchi, C. Stair, S. Morgan, D. Yamanouchi; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

13.2. Inhalational Carbon Monoxide Protects from Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation in Mice. R. M. McEnaney,1 C. Go,1 B. Liu,2 E. Tzeng1; 1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA; 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - Department of Surgery, Madison, WI

13.3. Unique Features of Smooth Muscle Cells Derived from Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. N. D. Airhart,1 B. Brownstein,1 J. Cobb,2,3 W. Schierding,2 K. Grapperhaus,1 B. Arif,1 T. Ennis,1 J. Jin,1 J. Curci1; 1Washington University School of Medicine, Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Louis, MO; 2Washington University School of Medicine, the Genome Center, Department of Genetics, St Louis, MO; 3Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Dept of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Boston, MA

201

Department of Surgery, Houston, TX; 2Texas Heart Institute at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital, Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Houston, TX; 3Texas Heart Institute at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, Houston, TX; 4University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Division of Medical Genetics, Houston, TX

13.7. Inhibition of Vein Graft Intimal Hyperplasia With a Blue Marking Dye in a Rabbit Carotid Interposition Model. M. J. Osgood,1 K. W. Sexton,1 F. Li,1 K. M. Hocking,1 I. V. S. Eagle,1 J. Cheung-Flynn,1 P. Voskresensky,1 1,2 1,2 1 C. M. Brophy ; Vanderbilt University Komalavilas, Medical Center Department of Surgery, Nashville, TN; 2VA TN Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 13.8. Analysis of Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness, Vessel Diameter and Intima Cross-Sectional Area During the Cardiac Cycle. A. J. Layne, R. M. Fairman, B. M. Jackson, E. Y. Woo, J. T. Davis, E. R. Mohler, G. J. Wang; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

13.9. SiRna Transfection and Gene Silencing in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells from Electrospun PET. H. S. OliverAllen,1 M. Chun,1 C. Nabzdyk,1,2 L. Pradhan,1 S. Pathan,3 M. Phaneuf,3 F. W. LoGerfo1; 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 2Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; 3BioSurfaces Inc, Ashland, MA

13.10. A Swine Model for the Evaluation of GlutaraldehydeTreated Bovine Pericardium and Dacron Arterial Patches in a Topically Infected Environment. J. J. Johnson, M. A. Jacocks, T. Garwe, R. F. Wolf, J. S. Lees; University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 13.11. Increased Monocyte-Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Versus Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). E. S. Lee, Q. S. Shen, R. L. Pitts, M. H. Wu, S. Y. Yuan; University of California - Davis, Sacramento, CA

13.4. Withdrawn

13.5. In Vivo Imaging of Apoptosis in Early Aneurysm Development in Marfan Syndrome. D. R. Merk,1,2 J. T. Chin,1 B. A. Dake,1 M. O. Miller,1 N. Kimura,1 F. G. Blankenberg,3 Z. Levashova,3 F. W. Mohr,2 R. C. Robbins,1 M. P. Fischbein1; 1 Stanford University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford, California; 2Heart Center Leipzig Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leipzig, SN; 3Stanford University Medical Center - Pediatric Radiology Clinic, Stanford, California

13.6. Atherosclerosis in Sporadic Ascending Aortic Aneurysms. P. T. Albini,1,2 D. Wu,1,2 A. M. Segura,3 G. Liu,1,2 J. Song,1,2 L. Zhang,1,2 J. S. Coselli,1,2 D. M. Milewicz,4 Y. H. Shen,1,2 S. A. LeMaire1,2; 1Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey

13.12. Genome-Wide Differences in Inflammatory Gene Expression Predict Success Versus Failure in Lower Extremity Angioplasty/Stenting. K. DeSart,1,2 K. Omalley,1,2 M. Lopez,3 H. V. Baker,3 K. Butler,1,2 M. Hong,1 C. Restrepo,1,2 L. L. Moldawer,1 S. A. Berceli,1,2 P. R. Nelson1,2; 1University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL; 2Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL; 3University of Florida Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Gainesville, FL

13.13. Cytokine Prediction Modeling of Vein Bypass Failure. K. A. O’Malley,1,2 K. Butler,1,2 M. Hong,1,2 L. G. Leon Novelo,3 C. Restrepo,1,2 S. Berceli,1,2 G. Casella,3 L. L. Moldawer,1 P. R. Nelson1,2; 1University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL; 2Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL; 3University of Florida Department of Statistics, Gainesville, FL