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PP-354 SYNTAX (SX) score is related to increased mortality in the course of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. SX score is expected to be higher in elderly patients. We investigated the effect of SX score which is already elevated over short and long term adverse cardiovascular events (death

Introduction: Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is associated with uncontrolled hypertension and chronic renal failure. Aim: To evaluate the influence of gender and presence of chronic renal failure on the outcomes of percutaneous transluminal renal artery stenting (PTRAS) due to atherosclerosis. Material and methods: A total of 28 ARAS patients underwent PTRAS and 36 stents were placed. Basal characteristics, laborato - ry data and blood pressure of patients were recorded. The differences between genders and improvement/deterioration of renal func - tions and blood pressure were analyzed. The predictors of outcomes were determined. Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between men and women. Significant improvement of systolic and diastolic blood pressure control was achieved after PTRAS (153.04 ±17.07 mm Hg vs. 124.75 ±11.40 mm Hg, p = 0.001 and 92.50 ±10.76 mm Hg vs. 77.54 ±8.23 mm Hg, p < 0.001, respectively). Although mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and creatinine levels did not significantly improve at the 6-month follow-up visit compared to baseline values, of the 28 patients 13 (46.4%) patients had improve - ment of renal functions. Conclusions: Our results suggest that PTRAS is a safe procedure and may offer blood pressure control but beneficial effects of PTRAS on renal function may be anticipated in a selected group of patients, especially those with a low eGFR.

PP-232 Although very high gradient levels were measured during the evaluation of ventricular septal defect (VSD) in daily practice, these measurements are generally interpreted as irrational and thus neglected. Our aim was to show that Doppler may overestimate interventricular pressure gradient in

PP-234 Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the result of abnormal aortic leaflet formation during valvulogenesis. Recently, it has been shown that BAV is associated with abnormal aortic stiffness, which has a negative impact on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. The purpose of this study was to

OP-010 PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the predictors of microvascular obstruction (MVO) among clinical, electrocardiographic, laboratory and angiographic parameters available on admission in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary

OP-073 Although an exercise electrocardiogram test is often the first-line screening procedure for subjects with an intermediate probability of coronary artery disease (CAD), one limitation of this test is the high rate of inconclusive tests that result from borderline exercise-induced ST changes.