Age and Outcomes in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Author(s) -
S. Michael Gharacholou,
Renato D. Lópes,
Karen P. Alexander,
Rajendra H. Mehta,
Amanda Stebbins,
Karen S. Pieper,
Stefan James,
Paul W. Armstrong,
Christopher B. Granger
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.36
Subject(s) - medicine , killip class , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , hazard ratio , heart failure , confidence interval , angina , unstable angina , revascularization , mortality rate
To understand the influence of age on treatment and outcomes, we analyzed the largest group of patients 75 years or older with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in a clinical trial.
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