Abstracts

Percutaneous closure of left-to-right shunts in adolescents and adults



Novel 3D Angiographic Reconstruction and Quantification Software (CAAS QCA 3D) in Measuring Intracoronary Length



Closure of atrial septal defect in elderly patients



The influence of reperfusion on follow-up outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction after primary coronary angioplasty



A new option for critically ill patients: high-risk PCI with pLVAD Impella 2.5 LP – first encounter



Long-term mortality of guideline-based early conservative strategy in acute coronary syndrome population



Peripheral percutaneous interventions in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes by interventional cardiologists: rationale and results



Primary coronary angioplasty in elderly patients and the evaluation of risk factors of coronary disease



Impact of ICUS on restenosis and stent thrombosis after stent implantation in chronic total occlusions



The fulfilment of ‘aggressive’ stent implantation IVUS criteria after successful chronic total occlusion recanalization



Angiographic assessment of coronary artery atherosclerosis progresion in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty



Stable angina and left main stenosis – safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention, 17-month follow-up



Proximal neuroprotection as the system of choice in high-risk carotid artery stenting: results from an academic centre registry of 143 proximal and 412 distal neuroprotection CAS



Effect of renal artery stenting on renal function and blood pressure in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease



Conquering cardiogenic shock in Cracow – one-year follow-up results



Transcatheter closure of persistent foramen ovale in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism



New approach to cardiovascular treatment with personalized medicine



Arterial stiffness, blood pressure, blood viscosity and shear stress among patients with angiographically confirmed three-vessel disease



Comparison of factors determining in-hospital and one-year mortality in women and men with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention



Long-term survival after ‘tailored’ carotid artery stenting: results from an academic registry of 555 consecutive procedures



Relative changes of central blood pressure are powerful predictors of event-free survival in patients undergoing coronary revascularization. Results from the Aortic Blood Pressure and Survival Study



Influence of successful PCI of chronic total occlusion on some non-invasive indices



A new score for significant renal atherosclerosis in patients with coronary or supraaortic artery atherosclerosis



Endovascular therapy of subclavian and innominate artery stenosis: long-term results and factors influencing outcome



Left ventricular mass and diastolic function in patients undergoing renal artery stenting



Predictors of cerebral reperfusion injury after carotid stenting: the role of transcranial colour-coded Doppler ultrasonography



Polish-Italian-Hungarian RAndomized ThrombEctomy Trial (PIHRATE trial)



Virtual histology analysis of carotid plaque. Pilot findings from a systematic evaluation



Comparison of primary balloon angioplasty with bailout stenting strategy to primary coronary stenting strategy for the treatment of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)



Superoxide production in human aortic abdominal aneurysms: sources and relationship to aneurysm diameter