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Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Elderly: Catheterization or Conservative Approach?

Author(s) -

Barış Buğan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the annals of clinical and analytical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2667-663X

DOI - 10.4328/jcam.1358

Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , percutaneous , cardiac catheterization , primary care , intervention (counseling) , conservative treatment , surgery , cardiology , nursing , family medicine , myocardial infarction

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly and the elderly population has been increasing worldwide. Although no specific age cut-off point is used to describe this population, ‘the elderly’ generally refers to individuals older than 75 years. The optimal reperfusion strategy in elderly patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction remains debated because limited trial data are available. This article reviews the outcomes of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention among the elderly patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

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