037 OUTCOME OF 1051 OCTOGENARIANS AFTER PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: OBSERVATIONAL COHORT FROM THE LONDON HEART ATTACK GROUP

Introduction The use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in octogenarians to treat ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is less than in other age groups. This is due in part to underrepresentation in clinical trials and perceived increased risk. We present long-term survival of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2013-05, Vol.99 (suppl 2), p.A27-A28
Hauptverfasser: Bromage, D I, AJones, D, Rathod, K S, Lim, P, Virdi, G, Jain, A J, Singh Kalra, S, Crake, T, Meier, P, Astroulakis, Z, Dollery, C, Ozkor, M, Rakhit, R, Knight, C J, Dalby, M C, Malik, I S, Bunce, N, Whitbread, M, Grout, C, Mathur, A, Redwood, S, MacCarthy, P A, Wragg, A
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction The use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in octogenarians to treat ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is less than in other age groups. This is due in part to underrepresentation in clinical trials and perceived increased risk. We present long-term survival of a large cohort of elderly patients following primary PCI in London. Table 1 Under 80 Over 80 p Value Gender (female) 1800 (19.6%) 474 (45.4%)
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304019.37