PMID- 23642505
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131031
LR  - 20130722
IS  - 1879-1913 (Electronic)
IS  - 0002-9149 (Linking)
VI  - 112
IP  - 3
DP  - 2013 Aug 1
TI  - Comparison of functional recovery following percutaneous coronary intervention 
      for ST elevation myocardial infarction in three age groups (<70, 70 to 79, and 
      >/=80 years).
PG  - 330-5
LID - S0002-9149(13)00892-8 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.03.031 [doi]
AB  - Functional outcomes of elderly patients >/=80 years who undergo percutaneous 
      coronary intervention (PCI) for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are 
      unknown. Registry data indicate that up to 55% of elderly patients with STEMI do 
      not receive reperfusion therapy despite a suggested mortality benefit, and only 
      limited data are available regarding outcomes in elderly patients treated with 
      primary PCI. Therefore, prospective data from a regional STEMI transfer program 
      were analyzed to determine major adverse cardiac events, length of stay, and 
      discharge status of consecutive patients with STEMI >/=80 years from March 2003 to 
      November 2006. Of the 1,323 consecutive patients with STEMI treated in this 
      regional STEMI system from March 2003 to November 2006, 199 (15.0%) were >/=80 
      years old. In-hospital mortality in elderly patients was 11.6%, with a 1-year 
      mortality rate of 25.6%. Of the 166 patients with age >/=80 who lived independently 
      or in assisted living before hospital admission and survived, 150 (90.4%) were 
      discharged to a similar living situation or projected to such a living situation 
      after temporary nursing home care. The median length of hospital stay was 4 days 
      for these patients. In conclusion, elderly patients with age >/=80 receiving PCI 
      for STEMI in a regional STEMI program have short hospital stays and excellent 
      functional recovery on the basis of a very high rate of return to a similar 
      previous living situation.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Christiansen, Ellen C
AU  - Christiansen EC
AD  - Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 
      Minneapolis, MN, USA.
FAU - Wickstrom, Kelly K
AU  - Wickstrom KK
FAU - Henry, Timothy D
AU  - Henry TD
FAU - Garberich, Ross F
AU  - Garberich RF
FAU - Rutten-Ramos, Stephanie C
AU  - Rutten-Ramos SC
FAU - Larson, David M
AU  - Larson DM
FAU - Grey, Elizabeth Z
AU  - Grey EZ
FAU - Thiessen, Norma L
AU  - Thiessen NL
FAU - Hauser, Robert G
AU  - Hauser RG
FAU - Newell, Marc C
AU  - Newell MC
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130430
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Cardiol
JT  - The American journal of cardiology
JID - 0207277
RN  - 0 (Anticoagulants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Activities of Daily Living/*classification/*psychology
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - *Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary/mortality/psychology
MH  - Anticoagulants/administration & dosage
MH  - Bundle-Branch Block/mortality/psychology/therapy
MH  - Cause of Death
MH  - Female
MH  - Hospital Mortality
MH  - Humans
MH  - Kaplan-Meier Estimate
MH  - Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Male
MH  - Minnesota
MH  - Myocardial Infarction/mortality/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Patient Transfer
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Quality of Life/*psychology
MH  - *Stents
MH  - Thrombolytic Therapy
EDAT- 2013/05/07 06:00
MHDA- 2013/11/01 06:00
CRDT- 2013/05/07 06:00
PHST- 2012/12/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/03/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/03/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/05/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/11/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0002-9149(13)00892-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.03.031 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Cardiol. 2013 Aug 1;112(3):330-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.03.031. Epub 
      2013 Apr 30.