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The role of invasive therapies in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

Authors :
José C. Nicolau
Pedro A. Lemos
Maurício Wajngarten
Roberto R. Giraldez
Carlos V. Serrano Jr.
Eulógio E. Martinez
Luciano M. Baracioli
Roberto Kalil
Fábio B. Jatene
Luis A. Dallan
Luis B. Puig
Noedir A. Stolf
Source :
Clinics, Vol 64, Iss 6, Pp 553-560 (2009)
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Elsevier España, 2009.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction, very little is known about the role of surgical myocardial revascularization and percutaneous coronary intervention (invasive therapies - IT), especially in the context of long-term outcomes after hospital discharge. METHODS: We analyzed 1588 patients with MI who had been included prospectively in a databank and followed for up to 7.5 years. In this population, 548 patients were >70 years old (elderly group - EG), and 1040 were

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18075932 and 19805322
Volume :
64
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.35c3324ba1641659c14865e33289a16
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322009000600010