title: Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: As a result of increased life expectancy, octogenarians constitute an increasing proportion of patients admitted to hospital for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is currently the treatment of choice for octogenarians presenting with STEMI. The recent literature on this topic has yielded controversial results, even though advances in drug-eluting stents and new types of antithrombotic agents are improving the management of STEMI and postoperative care. In this paper, we review the current status of percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with STEMI, including the reasons for their high mortality and morbidity, predictors of mortality, and strategies to improve outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yu-Qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Quan-Zhou
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; octogenarians; percutaneous coronary intervention
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