title: Initial results and long-term clinical and angiographic implications of coronary stenting in elderly patients.
abstract: Results of 378 consecutive elderly patients (> or = 65 years) undergoing coronary stenting were compared with those of 601 younger patients. Although the restenosis rate was similar in the 2 groups, age > or = 65 years was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality (relative risk 5.4, 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 20.1) and follow-up mortality (relative risk 2.8, 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 6.1).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azcona
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Perez-Vizcayno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goicolea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Ortiz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bañuelos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escaned
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribera
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome