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Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.


ABSTRACT: As a result of increased life expectancy, octogenarians constitute an increasing proportion of patients admitted to hospital for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is currently the treatment of choice for octogenarians presenting with STEMI. The recent literature on this topic has yielded controversial results, even though advances in drug-eluting stents and new types of antithrombotic agents are improving the management of STEMI and postoperative care. In this paper, we review the current status of percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with STEMI, including the reasons for their high mortality and morbidity, predictors of mortality, and strategies to improve outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Gao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124048 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Gao Lei L   Hu Xin X   Liu Yu-Qi YQ   Xue Qiao Q   Feng Quan-Zhou QZ  

Clinical interventions in aging 20140731


As a result of increased life expectancy, octogenarians constitute an increasing proportion of patients admitted to hospital for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is currently the treatment of choice for octogenarians presenting with STEMI. The recent literature on this topic has yielded controversial results, even though advances in drug-eluting stents and new types of antithrombotic agents are improving the management of STEMI and po  ...[more]

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