068 - BONE TYPE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IS EXPRESSED BY CALCIFIED HOMOGRAFTS
P Mathieu, A Pépin, J Perron, F Dagenais, R Baillot
Sainte-Foy, Quebec

069 - OFF-PUMP SURGERY ENHANCES VIABILITY OF CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
D Gunning, J Song, G Waghray, D Baird, FD Rubens, TG Mesana, M Ruel
Ottawa, Ontario

070 - WARFARIN CESSATION PRIOR TO CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
RP Whitlock, M Crowther, MH Blackall, F Farrokyar, J Noora, K Teoh
Hamilton, Ontario

071 - AVR IN PATIENTS AGED 55-65: COMPARISON OF MECHANICAL VS. BIOPROSTHETIC VALVES
V Rao, TE David, M Maganti, J Ivanov, S Armstrong, MA Borger
Toronto, Ontario

072 - MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES AS A BRIDGE TO CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION: THE OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE
M Haddad, PJ Hendry, RG Masters, TG Mesana, TV Mussivand, WJ Keon
Ottawa, Ontario

073 - EFFECTS OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE AND A BIOCOMPATIBLE COPOLYMER CIRCUIT ON BLOOD ACTIVATION DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CABG
FD Rubens, H Nathan, R Labow, KS Williams, D Wozny, J Karsh, M Ruel, T Mesana
Ottawa, Ontario

074 - TOLERANCE OF ADULT PORCINE BONE MARROW STROMAL CELLS XENOTRANSPLANTED INTO RAT MYOCARDIUM WITHOUT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
C Wan, J Luo, CJ Teng, M Chan, B Burstein, J Jabr, M Duong, D Shum-Tim, R Chiu
Montreal, Quebec

075 - IMPACT OF VALVE PROSTHESIS-PATIENT MISMATCH ON PULMONARY ARTERIAL PRESSURE AFTER MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT
M Li, JG Dumesnil, P Mathieu, P Pibarot
Sainte-Foy, Quebec

076 - USE OF AN ALLOGRAFT PATCH IN REPAIR OF HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME MAY COMPLICATE FUTURE TRANSPLANTATION
SR Meyer, PM Campbell, JM Rutledge, LE Hawkins, AM Halpin, JR Lakey, IM Rebeyka, DB Ross
Edmonton, Alberta