695 Comparison of peak treadmill exercise echocardiography and peak supine bicycle exercise echocardiography for the detection of ischaemia

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whole S group. Among the patients with ventricular aneurysm, 6 (54.5%) of those in S group and 12 (85.7%) of those in C group were smokers and 4 (36.3%) in S group and 12 (85.7%) in C group had dyslipidemia. The association of other adverse events among the patients with patent coronary arteries and ventricular aneurysm vs. the rest of the study group was: 5 (45.4%) intraventricular thrombi vs. 3 (5.8%); 6 (54.5%) arrhythmias vs 12 (23.5%); 3 (27.2%) peripheral emboli vs. 2 (3.9%); 3 (27.2%) haemodynamic disturbances vs. 8 (15.7%); 4 (36.3%) ischaemic events vs. 20 (40.3%). Conclusions: The incidence of the mechanical complications in patients with AMI and patent coronary arteries was comparable with the one in the group with significant stenoses. The subgroup with patent coronary arteries and ventricular aneurysm had a higher average age than the group with significant stenoses and ventricular aneurysm and also than the whole study group. The ventricular aneurysm was associated with a higher incidence of other complications, outlining a subgroup at important risk after the AMI with patent coronary arteries.