Key result
Young patients undergoing PCI had a high prevalence of STEMI and single-vessel disease, with excellent long-term outcomes including a 1.9% MACCE rate over a 3.5-year median follow-up.
Why the study?
To assess coronary artery disease risk factor distribution and long-term outcomes in young patients undergoing PCI in Macedonia.
Does young age alter risk factor distribution and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?
Population
12,361 PCI patients in Macedonia
Comparison
309 young patients aged <=40 vs 12,052 older PCI patients
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
Median 3.5-year
Authors
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Young PCI patients may benefit from targeted prevention; leaves open need for age-specific trials to confirm generalizability.
Cohort (n=12,361)
Does young age alter risk factor distribution and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?
Young patients undergoing PCI have a distinct risk profile characterized by smoking, obesity, and family history, often presenting with STEMI, but demonstrate excellent long-term survival.
Biljana Zafirovska (2019) conducted a cohort in Coronary artery disease (n=12,361). Young age vs. Older age was evaluated on Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). Young patients undergoing PCI had a high prevalence of STEMI and single-vessel disease, with excellent long-term outcomes including a 1.9% MACCE rate over a 3.5-year median follow-up.
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