title: Mortality and morbidity reduction by primary percutaneous coronary intervention is independent of the patient's age.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Thoraxcenter Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, 's Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sanneke P M
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: Cynthia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Westerhout
authors.forename: R John
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Simes
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zijlstra
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boersma
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome