Why the study?
Does the time period of primary PCI (2007-2010 vs 2004-2006) affect mortality rates in elderly STEMI patients?
Population
404 unselected STEMI patients aged ≥ 75 years consecutively admitted to an Intensive Cardiac Care Unit and…
Comparison
Primary PCI during the later period (2007-2010) vs Primary PCI during the earlier period (2004-2006)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Stable outcomes despite rising complexity in elderly STEMI PCI patients; hypothesis-generating for care advances and requires prospective confirmation.
Does the time period of primary PCI (2007-2010 vs 2004-2006) affect mortality rates in elderly STEMI patients?
Despite an increase in age and comorbidities over a 6-year period, early and 1-year mortality remained unchanged in elderly STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI, potentially due to a reduction in bleeding events.
Lazzeri et al. (2012) studied this question.
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