Treatment of elderly patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the nationwide POPular age registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We describe the current treatment of elderly patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) enrolled in a national registry.

Methods

The POPular AGE registry is a prospective, multicentre study of patients ≥ 75 years of age presenting with NSTEMI, performed in the Netherlands. Management was at the discretion of the treating physician. Cardiovascular events consisted of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke. Bleeding was classified according to the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) criteria.

Results

A total of 646 patients were enrolled between August 2016 and May 2018. Median age was 81 (IQR 77-84) years and 58% were male. Overall, 75% underwent coronary angiography, 40% percutaneous coronary intervention

SUBMITTER: Gimbel ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10834918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature