Dementia is associated with higher mortality and worse patient-centered outcomes after complex and high-risk coronary artery stenting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aims of this study were to assess whether dementia status influences outcomes of complex high-risk indicated percutaneous coronary intervention (CHIP-PCI).

Background

CHIP-PCI is a type of coronary artery stenting procedure for patients with anatomically complex coronary artery disease and significant medical comorbidities. As the population ages, more patients will require CHIP-PCI including those with Alzheimer's dementia and related dementias (ADRD). Outcomes of CHIP-PCI in patients with ADRD are underexplored.

Methods

We compared outcomes of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries 66 years or older with and without ADRD who underwent CHIP-PCI from July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019. The primary clinical outcome was 1-year mortality, and secondar

SUBMITTER: Shah KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12741458 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature