Population
38 patients ≥ 90 years old with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction presenting within 12 hours…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Supports individualized risk-benefit assessment for primary PCI in nonagenarians with STEMI; leaves open refinement of selection criteria to improve survival.
Primary PCI in nonagenarians with STEMI yields high angiographic success but is associated with significant in-hospital mortality, particularly in those with major bleeding, heart failure at admission, or suboptimal TIMI flow.
Salinas et al. (2011) studied this question.
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