Successful percutaneous coronary intervention in a centenarian patient with acute myocardial infarction.
Despite an increasing prevalence and burden of disease in the elderly, little is known about the management and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in this group. We report the case of a 101-year-old female patient with a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed a total occlusion of the proximal right coronary artery (RCA), and a significant stenosis in the proximal to mid left anterior descending artery (LAD). Despite a very poor initial clinical status, a percutaneous coronary intervention was successfully performed for the total occlusion in the RCA. The LAD lesion was treated with medical therapy only, on account of the age and general condition of the patient. She was discharged after recovering to a good health status, free of chest pain or dyspnea.
The Heart Research Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
Ki Hong
KH
Lee
Myung Ho
MH
Jeong
Cho Yun
CY
Chung
Donghan
D
Kim
Min Goo
MG
Lee
Keun-Ho
KH
Park
Doo Sun
DS
Sim
Nam Sik
NS
Yoon
Hyun Ju
HJ
Yoon
Kye Hun
KH
Kim
Young Joon
YJ
Hong
Ju Han
JH
Kim
Youngkeun
Y
Ahn
Jeong Gwan
JG
Cho
Jong Chun
JC
Park
Jung Chaee
JC
Kang