Wiggers Award

Featured Topic — Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Virtual Session, Room APS-6
Cardiovascular Section — Chair: John M. Canty, Jr. — Co-Chair: David D. Gutterman

Speakers

• Introductions
  David D. Gutterman — Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin
  10:00 AM - 10:02 AM


• Myocardial Injury and Cardiomyocyte Death in Ischemia, Failure and Ventricular Remodeling
  John M. Canty, Jr. — Clinical and Translational Research Center, University at Buffalo
  10:02 AM - 10:25 AM


• Discussion
  John M. Canty, Jr. — Clinical and Translational Research Center, University at Buffalo
  10:25 AM - 10:30 AM


• Abstract 1 - Repetitive Preload Elevation and Stretch-Induced Stiffening of Non-Ischemic Myocardium in a Porcine Model of Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease
  Brian R. Weil — Physiology and Biophysics, University of Buffalo
  10:30 AM - 10:45 AM


• Abstract 2 - Tissue-Specific Differences in Myocardial and Coronary Vascular ACE2 and TMPRSS2 mRNA Levels are Dependent Upon Sex, Comorbidities, Pressure-Overload, and Pig Species
  Shannon Kelly — Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri
  10:45 AM - 11:00 AM


• Abstract 3 - Isolated Knee Extensor Exercise Training Improves Skeletal Muscle Vasodilation, Blood Flow and Functional Capacity in HFpEF Patients
  Christopher Hearon, Jr. — Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas
  11:00 AM - 11:15 AM


• Abstract 4 - Platelets Serve as Circulating Mediators of Cardioprotection by Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Healthy Volunteers
  Helmut R. Lieder — Institute for Pathophysiology, University of Essen Medical School Germany
  11:15 AM - 11:30 AM