Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in nonagenarians: is it worthwhile?
Mohammed M N MeahTobin JosephWern Yew DingMatthew ShawJonathan HasletonNick D PalmerPeriaswamy VelavanSuneil K AggarwalPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2021)
In this series of selected nonagenarians presenting with acute myocardial infarction, those undergoing PPCI appeared to have a lower mortality compared to those managed medically.
Keyphrases
- acute myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- cardiovascular events
- left ventricular
- case report
- risk factors
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes