Why the study?
Does health-related quality of life differ between elderly (≥70 years) and younger (<70 years) patients up to 3 years after percutaneous coronary intervention?
Population
651 patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stratified by age (26.3% ≥70 years)
Comparison
Percutaneous coronary intervention in elderly… vs Percutaneous coronary intervention in younger…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
36 months
Authors
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Elderly PCI patients may warrant closer HRQOL surveillance; leaves open whether age-specific interventions improve trajectories.
Does health-related quality of life differ between elderly (≥70 years) and younger (<70 years) patients up to 3 years after percutaneous coronary intervention?
Elderly patients experience a deteriorating and poorer health-related quality of life compared to younger patients over three years following PCI.
Panasewicz et al. (2013) studied this question.