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Porto Alegre, Brazil

009 - PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF PERIMEMBRANOUS VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS WITH THE AMPLAZTER MEMBRANOUS OCCLUDER
CAC Pedra, SRF Pedra, CA Esteves, SC Pontes Jr, SLN Braga, R Arrieta, AL Guerra, MV Santana, J Masura, VF Fontes
Sao Paulo, Brazil

010 - A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF PATIENT SELF-MANAGED VERSUS PHYSICIAN-MANAGED ORAL ANTICOAGULATION
R Sunderji, K Gin, K Shalansky, C Carter, K Chambers, C Davies, L Schwartz, A Fung
Vancouver, British Columbia

011 - INFLAMMATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: VALSARTAN PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
N Daneshtalab, AS Russell, RZ Lewanczuk, F Jamali
Edmonton, Alberta

012 - APPROPRIATENESS OF FAMILY PHYSICIAN REFERRALS FOR EXERCISE STRESS TESTING AND ECHO/DOPPLER STUDIES
MF Matangi, D Angus, D Brouillard
Kingston, Ontario

013 - PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG HISPANICS: RESULTS FROM THE 1997 AND 1999 BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, PUERTO RICO
CM Pérez-Cardona, CM Pérez, R Pérez, MS Orville Disdier, M Guzmán
San Juan, Puerto Rico