Reperfusion therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomized comparison of primary angioplasty and thrombolytic therapy

This study sought to determine the short- and long-term outcome of primary coronary angioplasty and thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients older than 75 years of age. The benefit of reperfusion therapy in elderly patients with AMI is uncertain, although elderly people...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2002-06, Vol.39 (11), p.1723-1728
Hauptverfasser:	de Boer, Menko-Jan, Ottervanger, Jan-Paul, van 't Hof, Arnoud W J, Hoorntje, Jan C A, Suryapranata, Harry, Zijlstra, Felix
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Angioplasty Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Cardiology Coronary vessels Drug Therapy, Combination Female Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use Heart attacks Humans Infusions, Intravenous Male Mortality Myocardial Infarction - complications Myocardial Infarction - drug therapy Myocardial Infarction - mortality Myocardial Infarction - therapy Stents Streptokinase - therapeutic use Stroke - etiology Survival Analysis Thrombolytic Therapy Treatment Outcome
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