Short and long term outcomes of primary angioplasty in patients aged 75 years and over

The treatment of elderly patients with ST segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the effects of primary angioplasty in elderly patients on in-hospital and long term major adverse cardiac events (MACE).Materials and methods: From October 2003 to March 2008, we retrospectively enrolled 220 patients aged 75 years and over with STEMI who underwent primary angioplasty. Patients’ characteristics, in-hospital and long term events were recorded.Results: Male/Female ratio of patients was 129/91 and mean age was 78.7 ± 3.6 (range, 75-97) years, and 58.6% of male). Of these patients 29.2% were diabetics, 69.8% were hypertensive, 34.4% were smoker and 43.5% were anemic at admission. Anterior myocardial infarction was diagnosed in 52.3% of patients. Mean pain-balloon time was 222 ± 116 minutes. Eighty two (38.2%) of these 220 patients had three-vessel disease and 12 (5.7%) were diagnosed as cardiogenic shock. Procedural success was observed in 79.6% of patients. Heart failure was observed 27.7% in hospital and intra aortic pump was used in 14.5% of patients. There was no significant difference between age groups in long term major cardiac events and in hospital mortality. Diabetes, leukocyte count at admission and in hospital heart failure were independent predictors of short term MACE and low hemoglobin level at admission and peak CKMB levels were independent predictors of long term MACE.Conclusions: Primary angioplasty in patients aged 75 years and over seems to be associated with low procedural complication, high procedural success, improved short and long term survival..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Dicle Medical Journal - 38(2011), 2, Seite 189-196

Sprache:

Englisch ; Türkisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Turgay Işık [VerfasserIn]
Hüseyin Uyarel [VerfasserIn]
Mehmet Ergelen [VerfasserIn]
Gökhan Çiçek [VerfasserIn]
Duygu Ersan Demirci [VerfasserIn]
Mehmet Gül [VerfasserIn]
Ersin Yıldırım [VerfasserIn]
Abdurrahman Eksik [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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www.dicle.edu.tr [kostenfrei]
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Themen:

Elderly patients
Major adverse cardiac events
Medicine
Medicine (General)
Myocardial infarction
Primary angioplasty
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ST segment elevation

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DOAJ042005124