title: Successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a centenarian patient with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: A 104-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain. An electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in the anterior leads. He was immediately taken to the catheterisation laboratory for emergency angiography, which showed thrombotic stenosis at the proximal portion of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. After intervention on the LAD lesion, successful balloon angioplasty with stenting was performed. Here, we report a case of successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a centenarian patient with acute myocardial infarction. There are few clinical data on centenarian patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI. To the best of best our knowledge, this case is the first reported in the literature where primary PCI was performed on a centenarian patient.
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sukru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yalcïn
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Velibey
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koroglu
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cagdas
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guzelburc
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cam
authors.affiliation: Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Centre, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eren
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D056988:Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome