Open AccessClinical outcome, and survival between primary percutaneous coronary intervention versus fibrinolysis in patients older than 60 years with acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Homa Falsoleiman,
G H Fatehi,
Mahboobe Dehghani,
Mohammad Taghi Shakeri,
Baktash Bayani,
Mehdi Ahmadi,
Atooshe Rohani
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.105728
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrinolysis , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , cardiology , fibrinolytic therapy , primary angioplasty
The aim of the present study was to compare the short-term and 6-month clinical outcome, and survival in patients older than 60 years with ST-elevation myocardial infarction randomized to either primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) or thrombolysis.