Age-Related Mortality in STEMI Patients : Insight from One Year of HUB Centre Experience during the Pandemic

Background: Old patients have a poor prognosis when affected by ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of age on acute and mid-term mortality in STEMI patients over one year in the pandemic period. Methods: we collected data on 283 STEMI patients divided into three groups according to age (not old, “Not-O”, ≤74 y/o; old, “O”, 75−84 y/o; very old, “Very-O”, ≥85 y/o). Results: the three groups did not differ in their clinical or procedural characteristics. The Very-O patients had a significantly increased incidence of in-hospital MACE (35%), mortality (30.0%), and percentage of cardiac death (25.0%). The only two independent predictors of in-hospital mortality were the ejection fraction (EF) [OR:0.902 (95% CI) 0.868−0.938; p < 0.0001] and COVID-19 infection [OR:3.177 (95% CI) 1.212−8.331; p = 0.019]. At follow-up (430 +/− days), the survival rates were decreased significatively among the age groups (Not-O 2.9% vs. O 14.8% vs. Very-O 28.6%; p < 0.0001), and the only two independent predictors of the follow-up mortality were the EF [OR:0.935 (95% CI) 0.891−0.982; p = 0.007] and age [OR:1.06 (95% CI) 1.018−1.110; p = 0.019]. Conclusions: in very old patients, all the accessory procedures that may be performed should be accurately and independently weighed up in terms of the risk−benefit balance and the real impact on the quality of life because of the poor mid-term prognosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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Journal of cardiovascular development and disease - 9(2022), 12 vom: 02. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tumminello, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
D'Errico, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Maruccio, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Gentile, Domitilla [VerfasserIn]
Barbieri, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Carugo, Stefano [VerfasserIn]

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Age
COVID-19
Journal Article
STEMI

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcdd9120432

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350589720