576 - RESULTS OF AD HOC VS NON-AD PCI IN THE STENT ERA
WK Hui, C Norris, D Galbraith, M Gaballa, N Brass, PK Cheung, M Chan
Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta

577 - ANGIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PTFE-COVERED STENT USE IN PCI-RELATED SIGNIFICANT CORONARY PERFORATIONS
HQ Ly, JPS Awaida, J Lespérance, L Bilodeau
Montreal, Quebec

578 - A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLINDED ASSESSMENT OF INTRACORONARY SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE, VERAPAMIL and NORMAL SALINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MICROVASCULAR SPASM FOLLOWING DIRECT PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
RS Kanani, D Lundberg, A Alnaeemi, P Faris, DM Goodhart, M Traboulsi
Calgary, Alberta

579 - NON-INVASIVE SURFACE COOLING THERMOREGULATOR SYSTEM FOR MILD HYPOTHERMIA INDUCTION IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THE NICAMI STUDY
HQ Ly, A Denault, A Vadeboncoeur, A Arsenault, F Arel, J Dupuis, R Bonan
Montreal, Quebec

580 - HIGH RATES OF PERSISTENT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK DESPITE RE-ESTABLISHING PATENCY OF THE INFARCT-RELATED ARTERY: A REPORT FROM THE SHOCK-2 SCREENING LOG REGISTRY
K Ramanathan, WJ Cantor, CM Nyugen, CE Buller, J Webb, L Bilodeau, ME Farkouh, W Tmychak, M Labinaz, D Fitchett, JS Hochman, V Dzavik
New York, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia

581 - CHANGES IN MYOCARDIAL TISSUE VELOCITY DURING CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN PATIENTS
MC Chan, M Gaballa, PK Cheung, N Brass, J van der Linder, LA Brodin, W Hui
Edmonton, Alberta; Stockholm, Sweden