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Poster presentations / European Geriatric Medicine 6S1 (2015) S32

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indexes for women in postmenopausal period with higher risk of

osteoporotic fracture, assessed by FRAX, independent of age.

Conclusion:

Thus, low cortical indexes, measured with the

“Osteolog” workstation are reliable predictors of high fracture risk.

There is a significant correlation between low cortical indexes and

high fracture risk, assessed by FRAX.

P-154

Trabecular bone score and bone mineral density in Ukrainian

men with vertebral fractures

V. Povoroznyuk

1

, A. Musiienko

1

, N. Dzerovych

1

1

D.F. Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology NAMS Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

The aim of this study is to evaluate the trabecular bone score (TBS)

and bone mineral density (BMD) in men with osteoporotic vertebral

fractures.

Materials and Methods:

We examined 243 men aged 30–89 years,

divided according to the gerontologic classification: 30–44 yrs

(n = 46), 45–59 yrs (n = 83), 60–74 yrs (n = 86), 75–89 yrs (n = 28). The

basic group consists of 52 men with osteoporotic vertebral fractures

in the anamnesis and control group – of 191 men without fractures.

The BMD of PA lumbar spine and proximal femur were measured

by the DXA method (Prodigy, GEHC Lunar, Madison, WI, USA) and

PA spine TBS were assessed by the TBS iNsight

®

software package

installed on our DXA machine (Med-Imaps, Pessac, France).

Results:

We have observed a significantly lower TBS (L1-L4) in

the basic group (30–44 yrs: 1.083

±

0.187; 45–59 yrs: 1.025

±

0.248;

60–74 yrs: 1.084

±

0.170; 75–89 yrs: 0.951

±

0.170) as compared to

the control group (30–44 yrs: 1.276

±

0.121; 45–59 yrs: 1.226

±

0.156;

60–74 yrs: 1.150

±

0.175; 75–89 yrs: 1.183

±

0.174); F = 1.56; p

<

0.001.

We also found the lower BMD of lumbar spine in the basic

group of patients – 30–44 yrs: 0.981

±

0.125 g/cm

2

; 45–59 yrs:

1.028

±

0.184 g/cm

2

; 60–74 yrs: 1.014

±

0.158 g/cm

2

; 75–89 yrs:

0.970

±

0.183 g/cm

2

(F = 1.52; p

<

0.001) and of the proximal femur –

30–44 yrs: 0.854

±

0.149 g/cm

2

; 45–59 yrs: 0.873

±

0.139 g/cm

2

;

60–74 yrs: 0.823

±

0.136 g/cm

2

; 75–89 yrs: 0.716

±

0.107 g/cm

2

(F = 1.10; p

<

0.001) compared to the control group.

Conclusion:

Subjects with vertebral fractures have TBS and BMD

parameters significantly lower than the healthy men.

P-155

Implantable loop recorder: A syncope unit experience

M. Rafanelli

1

, A. Ceccofiglio

1

, F. Tesi

1

, G. Toffanello

1

, V.M. Chisciotti

1

,

G. Rivasi

1

, N. Marchionni

2

, A. Ungar

3

1

Geriatric Cardiology and Medicine, University of Florence and

AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy;

2

Geriatric Cardiology and Medicine,

Careggi Univesrity Hospital, Florence, Florence, Italy;

3

Azienda

Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Aim:

To test the Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR) in syncopal

and non-syncopal transient loss of consciousness (TLoC) and in

detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) in cryptogenic stroke.

Methods:

182 patients were implanted between January 2003 and

May 2014. 81 (45%) syncope; 3 (1.6%) pseudo-syncope; 32 (18%)

epileptics; 35 (19.2%) unexplained falls; 6 (3.3%) patients with

syncope/fall; 5 (2.7%) suspected AF; 20 (11%) cryptogenic stroke.

Results:

The mean age was 70

±

14.2 years. After a follow-up of

19

±

16 months, 109 patients (59.9%) relapsed. Asystole was detected

in 51.9% of the syncope, in 100% of the epileptics, in 53.9% of the

fallers, in 20% of the syncope/falls and in 33.3% of the strokes.

AF was confirmed in 80% of the suspected cases, in 66.7% of the

strokes, in 40% of those with syncope and falls. Diagnosis was

made in 70.4% of the syncope, in 59.4% of the epileptics, in 74.3% of

the fallers, in 100% of the syncope/falls, in 66.7% of the pseudo-

syncope, in 50% of the strokes and in the 100% of the suspected

AF. No arrhythmia was recorded in 64 patients, in 49 of these the

monitoring is ongoing. Pacemaker was implanted in 22.2% of the

syncope, in 18.8% of the epileptics, in the 20% of the suspected AF.

Oral anticoagulation was started in 60% of AF patients, in 20% of

the strokes, in 16.7% of the syncope and falls.

Conclusion:

ILR is useful in detecting arrhythmias both in high risk

patients and in the TLoC diagnostic pathway.

P-156

Safety and tolerability of Tilt Testing and Carotid Sinus Massage

in the oldest old

G. Rivasi

1

, M. Rafanelli

1

, G. Toffanello

1

, A. Ceccofiglio

1

, F. Tesi

1

,

N. Marchionni

2

, A. Ungar

3

1

Geriatric Cardiology and Medicine, University of Florence and

AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy;

2

Geriatric Cardiology and Medicine,

Careggi Univesrity Hospital, Florence, Florence, Italy;

3

Azienda

Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Objectives:

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of Tilt Testing (TT)

and Carotid Sinus Massage (CSM) in the oldest old (patients aged

80 and older) and in younger patients with unexplained syncope

and/or falls.

Methods:

1170 patients referred to our Syncope Unit for

unexplained syncope or falls were enrolled. 549 patients were 80 or

older and 621 were younger. TT and CSM were performed according

to the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines. Complications

were evaluated in each group. An early interruption of TT was

defined intolerance and considered as a negative response.

Results:

Complications after TT were observed in 5.3% of the

older patients and in 2.4% of the younger ones (p = 0.01). Most of

the complications (88.6%) were minor, as persistent hypotension;

serious ones occurred in 2.3% of the cases. Minor complications

were the most frequent in both groups (93.1% in the older patients

and 80% in the younger ones). Orthostatic hypotension was a

predictor of complications. No complications occurred after CSM.

Intolerance was reported in 2.7% of the older patients and 1.1% of

the younger ones (p = 0.04); in most cases (68.2%), the test was

stopped because of orthostatic intolerance.

Conclusions:

Complications after TT were more common in older

patients, probably due to a higher prevalence of orthostatic

hypotension. No complications occurred during CSM. Intolerance

was very low in each group, mainly due to orthostatic intolerance.

TT and CSM are safe and well tolerated in the oldest old.

P-157

Physical performance measures compare favorably with

geriatric assessment in elderly oncological patients

A.T. Roberts

1

, L. Biganzoli

2

, D. Becheri

3

, G. Mottino

3

, E. Mossello

4

,

M. Di Bari

4

1

AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy;

2

Oncologia geriatica, Dipartimento

Oncologico, Prato, Prato, Italy;

3

U.O. Geriatria, Prato, Italy;

4

Unit of

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Firenze, Italy

Objective:

In oncology there is a growing interest in geriatric

assessment (GA). In a sample of older oncological patients, we

evaluated the associations between the outcome of GA tools on

one side and, on the other, the Vulnerable Elders’ Survey-13

(VES-13), Fried’s frailty phenotype and a simple index of physical

performance, combining the handgrip (HG) and walking speed

(WS), categorized as normal or abnormal.

Methods:

273 patients aged ≥70 years with solid tumors attending

the Oncology outpatient clinic in Prato, Italy, underwent a GA.

Mean values of ADLs, IADLs, GDS, MMSE, MNA and CIRS were then

compared across the three categories of the VES-13 (fit, score of

0–2; vulnerable, score of 3–6; frail, score of 7–13), Fried’s phenotype

(fit: no impairment, prefrail: 1 impairment, frail: 2+ impairments)

and according to physical performance (both HG and WS abnormal,

HG or WS abnormal, both HG and WS normal).

Results:

No significant differences in ADLs, MMSE and CIRS

emerged between fit and vulnerable (according to VES-13) or fit and

pre-frail (according to Fried) patients, whereas GDS score differed