Room: Coronado AB
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Room: Marina Room
separate registration required
Trainee Poster Competition Judges: Mark Chapleau, Victoria Claydon, Roy Freeman, Qi Fu, David Jardine, Horacio Kaufmann, Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann, Vera Novak, Satish Raj, David Robertson, Wolfgang Singer & Jens Tank
Room: CORONADO CDE
Poster #1
Effect of droxidopa on fear of falling
L.A. Hewitt, S. Isaacson, C. François, G. Peng, G.J. Rowse
Deerfield, IL, USA
Poster #2
The new face of baroreflex failure in 2016
K. Carter, B.D. Levine
Dallas, TX, USA
Poster #3
Utility of electroencephalography (EEG) during tilt table evaluation for syncope
S. Muppidi, M. Miglis, B. Razavi, S. Jaradeh
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Poster #4
Dissociation between peripheral hemodynamic responses and central regulatory autonomic feedback mechanisms in treated hypertensive patients during orthostasis in comparison to healthy control subjects
S.F.S. Al-Rawas, H.N. Al-Mahrouqi
Muscat, Oman
Poster #5
Orthostatic heart rate changes in young patients with vasovagal syncope
M.S. Medow, S. Merchant, M. Suggs, C. Terilli, J.M. Stewart
Valhalla, NY, USA
Poster #6
Cardiovascular components of pressor response to isometric handgrip exercise in vasovagal syncope
J. Idiaquez, J.F. Idiaquez, R. Iturriaga
Vina del Mar, Chile
Poster #7
The relationship between symptoms and blood pressure in individuals with orthostatic hypotension
C. Gibbons, R. Freeman
Boston, MA, USA
Poster #8
Progressive orthostatic hypotension and reduced vasomotor reactivity in patients with vasovagal syncope
O. Mamontov, A.V. Kozlenok, M.I. Bogachev, E. Shlyakhto
St. Petersburg, Russia
Poster #9
Implementing a program to reduce the burden of orthostatic hypotension in patients of a neurology clinic
M.K. Jeroudi, M. Chang, S. Philip, P. O’Suilleabhain
Dallas, TX, USA
Poster #10
Cerebrovascular responses to the Valsalva maneuver in pediatric patients with vasovagal syncope
B.C.D. Hockin, M.G. Lloyd, C.L. Protheroe, K. Armstrong, S. Sanatani, V.E. Claydon
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Poster #11
Usefulness of lower body negative pressure in the clinical autonomic laboratory
J.A. Palma, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, C. Fuente Mora, J. Martinez, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #12
Familial dysautonomia: a disease with hidden tears
C. Mendoza-Santiesteban, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J.A. Palma, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #13
Afferent baroreflex failure and lack of nocturnal blood pressure dipping: a mystery solved?
J. de Jong, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, B. Tijero, J.-A. Palma, H. Kaufmann
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Poster #14
Serum chloride levels and electrodermal activity in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III
J. Martinez, J.A. Palma, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #15
Beta-adrenergic agonists vs. anti-cholinergics in obstructive lung disease in familial dysautonomia: A controlled clinical trial
L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, B. Bar-Aluma, C. Fuente Mora, J. Martinez, O. Efrati, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #16
Predictors of response to droxidopa in patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
J.A. Palma, J. Martinez, M. Perez, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #17
Vagal and adrenergic baroreflex sensitivity induced by Valsalva Maneuver in patients of SCA1, SCA2 and SCA3
D. Tamuli, A.K. Jaryal, A.K. Srivastava, K.K. Deepak
New Delhi, India
Poster #18
The influence of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation and levodopa on cardiovascular autonomic function in patients with Parkinson’s disease
K. Li, R. Haase, H. Rüdiger, M. Reimann, H. Reichmann, M. Wolz, T. Ziemssen
Dresden, Germany
Poster #19
Impedance plethysmography testing reveals different vascular responses during orthostatis in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy with parkinsonism
S. Roy, A.K. Jaryal, A.K. Srivastava, K.K. Deepak
Erlangen, Germany
Poster #20
Long-term effects of deep brain stimulation on autonomic function in patients with Parkinson’s disease
C.-C. Huang, Y.-F. Chen, W.-F. Chen, F.-Y. Shih, Y.-Y. Chang
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Poster #21
Repetitive somato-sensory mechanical stimulation decreases cardiovascular sympathetic activity and blood pressure in Parkinson’s disease
F. Barbic, M. Bulgheroni, M. Minonzio, R. Zamuner, C.P. Andrade, M. Corato, S. Lalli, F. Dipaola, R. Furlan
Rozzano, Italy
Poster #22
Electrodermal activity in synucleinopathies
J. Martinez, J.A. Palma, J.C. Gomez-Esteban, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, A. González, M.A. Acera, B. Tijero, I. Gabilondo, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #23
REM behavior disorder in pure autonomic failure
M.G. Miglis, S. Muppidi
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Poster #24
Growth hormone responses to clonidine stimulation differentiates between multiple system atrophy and pure autonomic failure
V. Iodice, F. Valerio-Silva, L. Watson, A. Owens, C.J. Mathias, E. Vichayanrat
London, UK
Poster #25
Haemodynamic responses to the somatostatin analogue, octreotide, in patients with pre and post ganglionic lesions of the autonomic nervous system
F. Valerio-Silva, E. Vichayanrat, G.T. Ingle, E.M. Hagen, C.J. Mathias, V. Iodice
London, UK
Poster #26
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Pure autonomic failure and Lewy body dementia: red flags of evolution to a widespread alpha synucleinopathy
F. Valerio-Silva, E. Vichayanrat, A. Owens, L. Watson, C.J. Mathias, V. Iodice
London, UK
Poster #27
The natural history study of synucleinopathies
H. Kaufmann, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, G. Wenning, J.A. Palma, F. Krismer, W. Singer, V. Iodice, A. Albanese, A. Antonini, K. Bhatia, P. Cortelli, R. Freeman, R. Furlan, C. Gibbons, D.S. Goldstein, J.C. Gomez-Esteban, A. Iranzo, S. Jaradeh, U.J. Kang, H.J. Kim, M.R. Luquin, M. Merello, M. Miglis, P. Pastor, M.T. Pellecchia, A.C. Peltier, J. Schmahmann, C.A. Shibao, S. Vernino, R. Walsh, D. Robertson, I. Biaggioni, P.A. Low
New York, NY, USA
Poster #28
Baseline supine norepinephrine levels predict the improvement in orthostatic symptoms after atomoxetine in patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
C.A. Shibao, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, H. Kaufmann, I. Biaggioni
Nashville, TN, USA
Poster #29
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid ratios of cysteinyl-dopamine/3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid in parkinsonian synucleinopathies
D.S. Goldstein, C. Holmes, P. Sullivan, Y. Jinsmaa, I.J. Kopin, Y. Sharabi
Bethesda, MD, USA
Poster #30
Biomarkers of catecholaminergic neurodegeneration predict Parkinson’s disease. Results at 3 years of follow-up in the NINDS PDRisk study
D.S. Goldstein, C. Holmes, G.J. Lopez, T. Wu, Y. Sharabi
Bethesda, MD, USA
Poster #31
Homeostasis, biocybernetics, and autonomic neuroscience
D.S. Goldstein, I.J. Kopin
Bethesda, MD, USA
Poster #32
Cytokine abnormalities in young patients with autonomic dysfunction
R. Martinez, J. Lankford, M.T. Numan, I.J. Butler
Houston, TX, USA
Poster #33
The impact of baroreflex on the dynamic renal vascular mechanical properties and renal circulatory regulation
T. Nishikawa, T. Arimura, K. Fujii, M. Shinoda, T. Tohyama, K. Yoshida, H. Tsutsui, K. Saku, T. Kishi, K. Sunagawa
Fukuoka, Japan
Poster #34
Identification of open loop transfer function of baroreflex using the power spectral analysis of arterial pressure
H. Mannoji, K. Saku, T. Nishikawa, T. Tohyama, Y. Oga, K. Abe, K. Kamada, T. Kishi, H. Tsutsui, K. Sunagawa
Fukuoka, Japan
Poster #35
Left ventricular hypertrophy induced heart failure inhibits the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus neurotransmission to parasympathetic cardiac vagal neurons of the brainstem
J. Dyavanapalli, D. Mendelowitz
Washington, DC, USA
Poster #36
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Cardiac autonomic function impairment in concussed adolescents during a sit-to-stand protocol
M.E. Moir, K.C. Abbott, S.A. Fischer, J. Elfassy, L.K. Fischer, D.D. Fraser, J.K. Shoemaker
London, ON, Canada
Poster #37
Unable to attend
Poster #38
Imidazoline receptor agonist rilmenidine reverses synergistic pro-oxidant actions of angiotensin II and MsrA deficiency: implications in dysautonomia and hypertension
R. Sabharwal, R.N. El Accaoui, R.M. Weiss, M.K. Davis, F.M. Abboud, M.W. Chapleau
Iowa City, IA, USA
Poster #39
Ang-(1-7) improves autonomic function, delays disease progression, and increases lifespan in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
L. Yang, L. Gutmann, R. Sabharwal
Iowa City, IA, USA
Poster #40
Autonomic influence on myocardial repolarisation analysed from T-waves in the ECG
A.-B. Mehlsen, M. Cesario, H.B.D. Soerensen, J. Mehlsen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Poster #41
Is autonomic dysfunction a possible side effect to vaccination against human papilloma virus?
J. Mehlsen, K. Pors, L.S. Brinth
Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Poster #42
Electrodermal activity during head-up tilt in patients with POTS
S. Balegh, M. Robin, J. Benoit, B. Ditto, R. Schondorf
Montrea, QC, Canada
Poster #43
Ivabradine: a potential treatment in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
H. Mistry, S. Eziukwu, M.M. Ahsan, A. Butt, S. Hamid, A. Suleman
McKinney, TX, USA
Poster #44
Nutcracker syndrome of left renal vein in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
H. Mistry, S. Lingampally, A. Butt, S. Hamid, S. Eziukwu, A. Suleman, J. Bard
McKinney, TX, USA
Poster #45
A case report on a novel mutation in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
H. Mistry, S. Eziukwu, A. Butt, A. Suleman
McKinney, TX, USA
Poster #46
A case study on the usefulness of autonomic test screening in Lyme disease
H. Mistry, M.M. Ahsan, A. Butt, S. Eziukwu, A. Suleman, R. Wilson
McKinney, TX, USA
Poster #47
Therapeutic trial of Midodrine in non-postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) patients with orthostatic intolerance
S. Eziukwu, H. Mistry, M.M. Ahsan, A. Butt, A. Suleman
McKinney, TX, USA
Poster #48
Heart rate dynamics in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
P. Kumar, S. Gupta , B. Kaul, S. Raghavan
New Delhi, India
Poster #49
Quantitative assessment of autonomic symptom burden in postural tachycardia syndrome
M. Friesz, N. Rea, C.L. Campbell, E.Palmer, M.M. Cortez
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Poster #50
Biofeedback intervention in pediatric patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
K.J. Homan, C. Harbeck-Weber, M. Hord, J. O’Connor
Rochester, MN, USA
Poster #51
Vagal dysfunction in patients with neuropathic POTS
G. Jacob, L. Diedrich, K. Sato, S.R. Raj, D. Robertson, I. Biaggioni, A. Diedrich
Tel Aviv, Israel
Poster #52
Chronic intravenous hydration as a treatment for adults with refractory postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
D.S. Saperstein
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Poster #53
“Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Vitamin D deficiency in POTS patients
A. Luehrs, C.-A. Haensch
Moenchengladbach, Germany
Poster #54
The diagnostic experience in postural tachycardia syndrome: insights from a cross-sectional community-based survey
S.R. Raj, L. Stiles, B. Shaw, E.A. Green, C.A. Dorminy, C.A. Shibao, L.E. Okamoto, E.M. Garland, A. Gamboa, A. Diedrich, I. Biaggioni, D. Robertson
Calgary, AB, Canada
Poster #55
Carbidopa fails to decrease urinary sodium excretion or improve orthostatic tachycardia in postural tachycardia syndrome
E.M. Garland, J.E. Celedonio, V. Nwazue, S.Y. Paranjape, B.K. Black, A. Diedrich, D. Robertson, S.R. Raj
Nashville, TN USA
Room: Coronado CDE
Chairs: Qi Fu
Room: Coronado AB
Influences of female reproductive hormones on regulation of body temperature and blood pressure in humans
Nisha Charkoudian, Ph.D.
Natick, MA, USA
Chairs: Chris Gibbons & Wolfgang Singer
Room: Coronado AB
9:30-10:00 AM
Invited Expert Speaker
Autoimmune autonomic disorders
Steve Vernino, M.D., Ph.D.
Dallas, TX, USA
10:00-10:15 AM
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Dysautonomia due to ganglionic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor autoimmunity
J.K. Cutsforth-Gregory, E.A. Coon, D.M. Sletten, A. McKeon, M. Suarez, P. Sandroni, W. Singer, E.E. Benarroch, R.D. Fealey, P.A. Low
Rochester, MN, USA
10:15-10:30 AM
Seronegative autoimmune autonomic neuropathy is clinically distinct from autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy
E. Golden, S. Vernino
Dallas, TX, USA
10:30-10:45 AM
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
The prevalence of ganglionic AChR antibodies in postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
S. Vernino, M. Bryarly, S. Hopkins, L.E. Okamoto, B.K. Black, S.Y. Paranjape, S.R. Raj
Dallas, TX, USA
10:45-11:00 AM
AT1R autoantibodies in postural tachycardia syndrome
X. Yu, H. Li, A. Fedorowski, D.C. Kem
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Room: Coronado CDE
Chairs: David Goldstein & David Robertson
Room: Coronado AB
11:30-11:45 AM
Phosphorylated and total alpha-synuclein in Parkinson disease
C. Gibbons, N. Wang, J. Garcia, L. Shih, R. Freeman
Boston, MA, USA
11:45-12:00 PM
Blood pressure-lowering effect of local passive heat in autonomic failure patients with supine hypertension
L.E. Okamoto, J.E. Celedonio, A. Gamboa, C.A. Shibao, S.R. Raj, A. Diedrich, S. Paranjape, B.K. Black, D. Robertson, C.G. Crandall, I. Biaggioni
Nashville, TN, USA
12:00-12:15 PM
Clinical characteristics of African American patients with autonomic failure
A.C. Arnold, L.E. Okamoto, B.K. Black, S.R. Raj, D. Robertson, I. Biaggioni, C.A. Shibao
Nashville, TN, USA
12:15-12:30 PM
Dysautonomic syndrome and heart rate variability in patients of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 with different clinical stages
G. Sánchez-Cruz, L. Velázquez-Pérez, J.M. Iglesias, L.E. Almaguer-Mederos Holguin, Cuba
12:30-12:45 PM
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Complexity analysis of cardiovascular oscillations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
B. De Maria, G. Mora, K. Marinou, R. Sideri, A. Porta, R. Furlan, L. Dalla Vecchia
Milan, Italy
12:45-1:00 PM
The natural history of pure autonomic failure: a US prospective cohort
H. Kaufmann, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J.A. Palma, I. Biaggioni, P. Low, W. Singer, D. Goldstein, A. Peltier, C. Shibao, C. Gibbons, R. Freeman, D. Robertson, on behalf of the Autonomic Disorders Consortium
New York, NY, USA
Nautical
Room: Coronado Terrace
Chairs: David Jardine
Room: Coronado AB
Recruitment strategies in efferent sympathetic nerve activity: old hypotheses gain momentum in human multi-unit recordings
J. Kevin Shoemaker, Ph.D.
London, ON, Canada
Chairs: Victoria Claydon, Chris Gibbons & Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann
Room: Coronado AB
7:00-7:15 PM
Streeten Travel Fellowship Award
Carotid body denervation prevents the worsening of cardiac function and heart failure in rat models of myocardial infarction and hypertension
K. Fujii, Y. Oga, A. Nishizaki, T. Takehara, T. Akashi. K. Saku, K. Sunagawa. T. Kishi
Fukuoka, Japan
7:15-7:30 PM
FMS/Peňáz Wesseling Travel Fellowship Award
The optimal intermittent calf compression paradigm to improve orthostatic fluid shifts and cardiovascular control
B.C.D. Hockin, G.K. Brar, I.A. Ruiz-Romero, V.E. Claydon
Burnaby, BC, Canada
7:30-7:45 PM
FMS/Peňáz Wesseling Travel Fellowship Award
Baroreflex sensitivity impairment during hypoglycemia is associated with an increase in interleukin-6
B.M.W. Illigens, A.D. Rao, I. Bonyhay, S. Ballatori, M. Casasola, C.H. Gibbons, G. K. Adler, R. Freeman
Boston, MA, USA
Trainee Poster Competition Judges: Eduardo Benarroch, Italo Biaggioni, Thomas Chelimsky, William Cheshire, Chris Gibbons, David Goldstein, Max Hilz & Yrsa Sverrisdotter
Room: CORONADO CDE
Poster #56
Exaggerated pressor and sympathetic responses to short-duration static handgrip in coronary artery disease patients: effect of six-months of cardiac rehabilitation
M.B. Badrov, K.N. Wood, S. Lalande, N. Suskin, J.K. Shoemaker
London, ON, Canada
Poster #57
Features of the autonomic circulatory control in patients with arterial hypertension depending on concomitant migraine
O.V. Mamontov, L. Babayan, A.V. Amelin, M. Bogachev, A.A. Kamshilin
St. Petersburg, Russia
Poster #58
Relationship between cardiovagal control and diastolic blood pressure in adult Native and Mexican Americans with a history of alcohol use disorders
J.R. Criado, D.A. Gilder, M.A. Kalafut, C.L. Ehlers
La Jolla, CA, USA
Poster #59
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
The pathophysiology of carotid sinus hypersensitivity: sensory block of the sternocleidomastoid muscles does not increase responses to carotid sinus massage
M.G. Lloyd, T. van Leeuwen, J. Wakeling, M. Koehle, R.J. Drapala, V.E. Claydon
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Poster #60
Sympathetic activity does not contribute to hypertension in obese African American women
C.A. Shibao, A. Marinos, J.E. Celedonio, L.E. Okamoto, C.A. Arnold, A. Diedrich, A. Gamboa, I. Biaggioni
Nashville, TN, USA
Poster #61
Cardiac-vascular properties in older women with controlled hypertension
Q. Fu, Y. Okada, S.A. Best, S.S. Jarvis, M.M. Galbreath, B.D. Levine
Dallas, TX, USA
Poster #62
Higher within-person blood pressure associated with shorter sleep duration
P.M. Macey, L. Samy, M.-L. Brecht, K.E. Macey, S. Shaboyan, M. Sarrafzadeh
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Poster #63
Sex differences in insular cortex gyri responses to a hand grip challenge
P.M. Macey, N.S. Rieken, R. Kumar, J.A. Ogren, R.M. Harper
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Poster #64
Inter-individual sympathetic responses to experimental muscle pain: the central circuitry responsible for the increases or decreases in MSNA
S. Kobuch, A. Fazalbhoy, R. Brown, L.A. Henderson, V.G. Macefield
Penrith, Australia
Poster #65
Autonomic dysfunction in Charcot Marie Tooth disease IA
R. Bhavaraju-Sanka, P. Jones
San Antonio, TX, USA
Poster #66
Symptomatic autonomic impairment in autism spectrum disorders
B.P. Goodman, J.A. Khoury, C. Hoffman-Snyder, B.K. Woodruff
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Poster #67
Intraepidermal nerve fiber density quantification is more sensitive method than sudomotor test for detecting early neuropathy in type 2 diabetes
E.H. Sohn, K.S. Song, A.Y. Lee
Daejeon, South Korea
Poster #68
Interaction between circadian blood pressure rhythm and autonomic nervous function in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease
G. Yasuda, S. Komiya, T. Hase, A. Fujiwara, N. Hirawa
Yokohama, Japan
Poster #69
Effect of gastroparesis on glycemic variability in insulin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus
B. White, B.G. Theckedath, V. Nellaiappan, A. Gupta, R. Bhattaram, J.L. Gilden
North Chicago, IL, USA
Poster #70
Unable to attend
Poster #71
Autonomic neuropathy in adult Still’s disease
G.A. Cook
Portsmouth, VA, USA
Poster #72
Autonomic disorders in a tertiary military referral clinic
G.A. Cook
Portsmouth, VA, USA
Poster #73
Psychophysiologic responses to a laboratory stressor in chronic pelvic pain conditions vs. healthy controls
D. Williams, J. Janata, G. Chelimsky, K. Pajer, J. Thayer, T. Chelimsky
Columbus, OH, USA
Poster #74
Chronic stress induced autonomic and mitochondria dysfunction in neuronal and non-neuronal cells: role in IC/BPS
F.A. Kullmann, A. Wolf-Johnston, B. McDonnell, A.J. Kanai, C. Corey, S. Shiva, T. Chelimsky, L. Rodriguez, L.A. Birder
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Poster #75
Head-down tilt bed rest increases sympathetic burst latency
S.A Klassen, S. De Abreu, P. Denise, J.K. Shoemaker, H. Normand
London, ON, Canada
Poster #76
Vascular sympathetic control in Sjögren syndrome
E. Brunetta, P. Mandelli, M.I.S. Achenza, E. Scannella, L. Boccassini, A. Marchi, F. Barbic, I. Bianchi, P.S. Puttini, A. Porta, R. Furlan
Rozzano, Italy
Poster #77
Can distraction play a role in sympathetic output and pain perception during experimental muscle pain?
R. Brown, S. Kobuch, V. Macefield
Campbelltown, Australia
Poster #78
Stimulation of the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) for medicine refractory chronic neuropathic pain: is there sympathetic involvement?
Y.B. Sverrisdóttir, J. Fitzgerald, A. Kent, J. Kramer, A.L. Green
Oxford, UK
Poster #79
Influences of experimental air pollution on human sympathetic nerve traffic: a double blind, randomized, twofold crossover study
K. Heusser, J. Tank, O. Holz, M. May, J. Brinkmann, A. Diedrich, T. Framke, A. Koch, A. Grosshennig, F.C.G.J. Sweep, W. Koch, N. Krug, J. Jordan, J.M. Hohlfeld
Hannover, Germany
Poster #80
Oscillatory lower body negative pressure impairs task related functional hyperemia in healthy volunteers
J.M. Stewart, K. Balakrishnan, P. Visintainer, Z.R. Messer, C. Terilli, M.S. Medow
Hawthorne, NY, USA
Poster #81
Influence of sex, menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on autonomic function and cerebrovascular resistance
S. Abidi, M. Nili, S. Serna, S. Kim, H. Edgell
Toronto, ON, Canada
Poster #82
Cerebrovascular function and persistent headache after sports-related concussion: preliminary results
T. Albalawi, J.W. Hamner, W.P. Meehan III, C.O. Tan
Boston, MA, USA
Poster #83
Orthostatic cerebral hypoperfusion syndrome (OCHOs)
P. Novak
Boston, MA, USA
Poster #84
Safety and preliminary efficacy of intranasal insulin in Parkinson disease: a pilot study
P. Novak, D. Pimentel, V. Novak
Boston, MA, USA
Poster #85
Clinical observations regarding the use of ivabradine in autonomic dysfunction
A. Barboi, S. Moffat, V. Cadell, I. Furman
Glenview, IL, USA
Poster #86
Droxidopa for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy
J.A. Palma, J. Martinez, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #87
Blood pressure normalization with cranial nerve modulation in migraine subjects
R.M. Harper, D. Snodgrass, F. Yan-Go, J. Jen, C.R. White, R.K. Harper, M. Yazdizadeh, E.K. Sauerland
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Poster #88
Droxidopa improved attention and hyperactivity in a patient with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (HSAN IV)
C. Fuente Mora, C. Spalink, J.A. Palma, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #89
Dexmedetomidine: a novel approach to treating refractory adrenergic crisis in familial dysautonomia
R.C. Dillon, C. Spalink, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J.A. Palma, D. Altshuler,
J. Papadopoulos, H. Kaufmann
New York, NY, USA
Poster #90
Hemodynamics and muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with end stage heart failure before and after left ventricular assist device implantation
K. Heusser, J. Boehm, J. Brinkmann, C. Bara, A. Haverich, A. Diedrich, J. Jordan, J. Schmitto, J. Tank
Hannover, Germany
Poster #91
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Cardiac pacemaker channel (HCN4) inhibition and atrial arrhythmogenesis following acute relief of cardiac sympathetic activation
K. Chobanyan-Jürgens, K. Heusser, D. Duncker, C. Veltmann, M. May, H. Mehling, F.C. Luft, C. Schröder, J. Jordan, J. Tank
Hannover, Germany
Poster #92
How to leverage social media to advance the field of autonomic disorders
W.P. Cheshire Jr., L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Poster #93
Reduced vagal modulation of heart rate in pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID)
L. Zhong, T. Chelimsky, C. Welzig, A. Silverman. G. Chelimsky
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Poster #94
Characterization of endocannabinoid (EC) changes with diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) in subjects with pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID)
D. Wayer, T. Chelimsky, C. Hillard, A. Silverman, L. Conant, P. Simpson, C. Welzig, K. Hainsworth, G. Chelimsky
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Poster #95
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Low bioenergetics in functional disorders parallel disability score
T. Chelimsky, P. Simpson, L. Zhang, J. Banda, D. Dimock, S. Komas, E. Awe, G. Chelimsky
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Poster #96
Identification and evaluation of rare, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS)-causing PHOX2B non-polyalanine repeat expansion mutations (NPARMs) and associated phenotypes
A. Zhou, P. Reineke, C. Moore, C.M. Rand, V. Speare, E.M. Berry-Kravis, L. Zhou, M. Yu, L.J. Jennings, D.E. Weese-Mayer
Chicago, IL, USA
Poster #97
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Bowel management and quality of life following spinal cord injury: the influence of autonomic dysreflexia
V.E. Lucci, J.A. Inskip, M.S. McGrath, R. Willms, V.E. Claydon
Vancouver, BC, Canada
EXERCISE, TEMPERATURE REGULATION & HYPOXIA
Poster #98
Correlation between heart rate at rest and vagal reactivation after submaximal exercise test
G.L. Garcia, K.E. Fontana, C.J. Gomes, E.M.K.V.K. Soares, W.R. Alves, L.G.G. Porto, L.F. Junqueira Jr, G.E. Molina
Brasilia, Brazil
Poster #99
Vestibular dysfunction in the autonomic laboratory
S. Jaradeh, S. Muppidi, M. Miglis, L. Fong, F. Luc, T. Prieto
Stanford, CA, USA
Poster #100
The relationship between parasympathetic activity and aortic blood pressures in young healthy individuals
P.L. Latchman, G.J. Gates, W. Zhu, R.S. Axtell, R. Thiel, N.S. Stachenfeld, R.E. De Meersman
New Haven, CT, USA
Poster #101
State anxiety and nonlinear heart rate variability during examination stress
E.V. Saperova, D.A. Dimitriev
Cheboksary, Russia
Poster #102
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Short- and long-term effects of Fingolimod on cardiovagal gain in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
S. Roy, C. de Rojas Leal, R. Wang, M. Liu, D.-H. Lee, R.A. Linker, M.J. Hilz
Erlangen, Germany
Poster #103
Central autonomic dysregulation may cause inadequate cardiovagal modulation in multiple sclerosis patients after six months of Fingolimod-treatment
M.J. Hilz, R. Wang, F. Canavese, M. Liu, C. de Rojas Leal, S. Roy, D.-H. Lee, R.A. Linker
Erlangen, Germany
Poster #104
Heart rate variability in women working in hospital: a comparison between women with and without preschool children
L. Dalla Vecchia, B. De Maria, C. Andreotti, V. Mansi, A. Porta
Milan, Italy
Poster #105
Investigating the relationship between cardiac interoception and heart rate variability via interoceptive (active) inference
A.P. Owens, K.J. Friston, D.A. Low, C.J. Mathias, H.D. Critchley
London, UK
Poster #106
Clinical autonomic testing in autism spectrum disorder
A.P. Owens, V. Iodice
London, UK
Poster #107
Autonomic symptoms endorsed by adults with autism spectrum disorders
B.K. Woodruff, J.B. Adams, M. Temkit, B.P. Goodman.
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Poster #108
Validity of bedside tests for evaluating sweating in normal and anhidrotic patients
R.K. Khurana, C. Russell
Baltimore, MD, USA
Poster #LB1
Fingolimod-initiation in multiple sclerosis patients is associated with beneficial cardiovascular autonomic effects
R. Wang, C. de Rojas Leal, M. Liu, F. Canavese, S. Roy,
K.M. Hösl, K. Winder, D.-H. Lee, R.A. Linker, M.J. Hilz
Erlangen, Germany
Poster #LB2
Elimination of spurious absent sweat response in QSART recordings
J. Corfits, W. Singer, P. Sandroni, R.D. Fealey, E.A. Coon, E.E. Benarroch, S. Berini, M. Mauermann, D.M. Sletten, J.K. Cutsforth-Gregory, J.D. Schmelzer, P.A. Low
Rochester, MN, USA
Poster #LB3
Neurogenic versus non-neurogenic orthostatic hypotension – practical predictors for the office
H.A. Kim, D.M. Sletten, M.D. Suarez, P. Sandroni, R.D. Fealey, E.A. Coon, P.A. Low, W. Singer
Rochester, MN, USA
Poster #LB4
Autoimmunity-associated autonomic failure with sympathetic denervation
D.S. Goldstein, C. Holmes, P. Sullivan, V. Donadio, E. Zhong, R. Isonaka, Y. Sharabi
Bethesda, MD, USA
Poster #LB5
Pure autonomic failure without synucleinopathy
R. Isonaka, C. Holmes, P. Sullivan, D.S. Goldstein
Bethesda, MD, USA
Poster #LB6
Contribution of the carotid chemoreflex to sympathetic discharge patterns in healthy humans
J.K. Limberg, W.W. Holbein, M.B. Badrov, M.J. Joyner, J.K. Shoemaker
Rochester, MN, USA
Poster #LB7
Effect of aromatherapy on autonomic nervous system by using wearable devices in patients after childbirth
M. Kogure, K. Imazu, Y. Kogure, Y. Yamanouchi, J. Hirose, K. Usuku
Kumamoto, Japan
Room: Coronado CDE
Reflex circuits in immunity
Kevin J. Tracey, M.D.
Manhasset, NY, USA
Chair: Thomas Chelimsky
Room: Coronado AB
Chairs: Eduardo Benarroch & Horacio Kaufmann
Room: Coronado AB
9:30-10:00 AM
Invited Expert Speaker Update on recognition and course modifying treatment of MSA
Phillip A. Low, M.D.
Rochester, MN, USA
10:00-10:15 AM
Don Summers Memorial Multiple System Atrophy Travel Award
Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in autopsy-confirmed multiple system atrophy: predictors of bad and good outcome
E. Vichayanrat, E. De Plabo-Fernandez, F. Valerio-Silva, L. Watson, J. Navarro-Otano, J.L. Holton, N.P. Quinn, C.J. Mathias, V. Iodice
London, UK
10:15-10:30 AM
Don Summers Memorial Multiple System Atrophy Travel Award
Circadian blood pressure control in afferent versus efferent lesions in the arterial baroreflex
J. de Jong, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J.-A. Palma, W. Wieling, H.Kaufmann
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
10:30-10:45 AM
Decreased L-aromatic-amino-acid decarboxylase activity and vesicular storage contribute to putamen dopamine depletion in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy
D.S. Goldstein, P. Sullivan, Y. Jinsmaa, C. Holmes, D.C. Mash, I.J. Kopin, Y. Sharabi
Bethesda, MD, USA
10:45-11:00 AM
Spinal fluid biomarkers for multiple system atrophy – a pilot study
W. Singer, A. Schmeichel, D.M. Goldstein, J.D. Schmelzer, A.D. Zeller, T.L. Gehrking, P.A. Low
Rochester, MN, USA
Chairs: Qi Fu & Satish Raj
Room: Coronado AB
Chairs: Qi Fu & Satish Raj
Room: Coronado AB
12:00-12:15 PM
Can we predict the course of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in children?
B. Kakavand, E. Nunlist
Orlando, FL, USA
12:15-12:30 PM
The face of postural tachycardia syndrome: a cross-sectional community-based survey
S.R. Raj, L. Stiles, B. Shaw, E.A. Green, C.A. Dorminy, C.A. Shibao, L.E. Okamoto, E.M. Garland, A. Gamboa, A. Diedrich, I. Biaggioni, D. Robertson
Calgary, AB, Canada
12:30-12:45 PM
Cerebral regional oxygen saturation during head-up tilt testing (HUT) in children and adolescents with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and matched controls
C. Panicker, A. Sadowski, S. Rizvydeen, C.M. Rand, M.S. Carroll, N.L. Kuntz, D.E. Weese-Mayer
Chicago, IL, USA
12:45-1:00 PM
AAS-Lundbeck Travel Fellowship Award
Assessment of vascular endothelial function in postural tachycardia syndrome and healthy controls
J.E. Celedonio, V. Nwazue, R. Figueroa, S.Y. Paranjape, B.K. Black, E.M. Garland, L.E. Okamoto, C.A. Shibao, D. Robertson, A. Diedrich, S.R. Raj, I. Biaggioni, A. Gamboa
Nashville, TN, USA
1:00-1:15 PM
Role of sleep disturbances in children with autonomic complaints
K. Gundrum, T.C. Chelimsky, N.A. Norins, P. Simpson, M. Nugent, G. Chelimsky
Milwaukee, WI, USA
1:15-1:30 PM
Characteristics of POTS patients in a large pediatric program
J.R. Boris, T. Bernadzikowski
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Room: Nautical
Room: Nautical
Roy’s San Diego Waterfront (333 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101)
(for sponsors and awardees of travel awards, research fellowships and poster presentation prizes)
Roy’s San Diego Waterfront (333 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101)
Room: Coronado CDE
Room: Coronado AB
Chairs: Max Hilz & Jens Tank
Room: Coronado AB
9:00-9:15 AM
Cardiovascular regulatory profile in subjects with constitutional hypotension
G. Jacob, F. Barbic, F. Dipaola, M. Glago, A. Porta, R. Furlan
Tel Aviv, Israel
9:15-9:30 AM
Post-synaptic α1-adrenergic vasoconstriction is impaired in young patients with vasovagal syncope and is corrected by nitric oxide synthase inhibition
J.M. Stewart, R. Sutton, M. Suggs, S. Merchant, C. Terilli, P. Visintainer, M.S. Medow
Hawthorne, NY, USA
9:30-9:45 AM
Durability of effect with long-term droxidopa treatment in patients with symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
L.A. Hewitt, S. Isaacson, J. Lisk, G. Liang, G.J. Rowse
Deerfield, IL, USA
9:45-10:00 AM
Can blood pressure responses to the Valsalva maneuver predict orthostatic hypotension?
W. Singer, T.L. Gehrking, D.M. Sletten, J.A. Gehrking, P.A. Low
Rochester, MN, USA
10:00-10:15 AM
Sit-to-stand testing can effectively measure orthostatic vitals and diagnose orthostatic hypotension when lower diagnostic cut-offs are used
B.H. Shaw, E.M. Garland, B.K. Black, S.Y. Paranjape, C.A. Shibao, L.E. Okamoto, A. Gamboa, A. Diedrich, I. Biaggioni, D. Robertson, S.R. Raj
Calgary, AB, Canada
Room: Coronado CDE
Chairs: Roy Freeman & Janice Gilden
Room: Coronado AB
10:45-11:00 AM
Treatment induced neuropathy of diabetes: an autonomic dysrecognition syndrome
C.H. Gibbons
Boston, MA, USA
11:00-11:15 AM
Prevalence of autonomic neuropathy in the metabolic syndrome compared to impaired glucose tolerance
L. Zilliox, D.M.P. Morado, S. Dunlap, J.W. Russell
Baltimore, MD, USA
11:15-11:30 AM
Association of hyperglycemia with autonomic dysfunction during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and mild hyperglycemia
A. Peltier, K. Bagai, R. Harder, F. Iqbal, E.M. Garland, B.A. Malow, D. Robertson, A. Diedrich
Nashville, TN, USA
11:30-11:45 AM
Epidermal and dermal neurovascular quantification in patients with type 2 diabetes
B.C. Suh, E. Sohn, M. McCormick, N. Wang, C. Gibbons, R. Freeman
Seoul, Korea
11:45-12:00 PM
Statins exert an antiarrhythmic effect in an animal model of ventricular arrhythmia after myocardial infarction in Type I diabetes: reversal of autonomic imbalance and calcium alternans
C.M. Welzig, H. Jin, M. Rajab, A. Albano, B. Wang, M. Aronovitz, R. Blanton, M. Link, H. Park, S.F. Neujaim, J.B. Galper
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Dr. Chris Gibbons
President, American Autonomic Society