Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the elderly: Epidemiology, clinical risk factors, and in-hospital outcomes
| Autor: | John F. Robb, Samuel J. Shubrooks, Michael J. Hearne, Hebe B. Quinton, Mirle A. Kellett, David E. Wennberg, Anjana Sengupta, Frances L Lucas, David J. Malenka, Peter VerLee, Paul T. Vaitkus, Gerald T. O'Connor, William A. Bradley, Daniel J. O'Rourke |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Population medicine.disease Revascularization Surgery Angioplasty Emergency medicine Epidemiology medicine Myocardial infarction Risk factor Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Prospective cohort study Risk assessment education business |
| Zdroj: | American Heart Journal. 137:639-645 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8703 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70216-4 |
| Popis: | Objectives To explore the relation between older age and clinical presentation, procedural success, and in-hospital outcomes among a large unselected population undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Background Although more elderly patients are receiving PTCA, studies of post-PTCA outcomes among the elderly have been limited by small numbers and exclusive selection criteria. Methods Data were collected as a part of a prospective registry of all percutaneous coronary interventions performed in Maine, New Hampshire, and from 1 institution in Massachusetts between October 1989 and December 1993. Comparisons across 4 age groups, ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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