ST-elevation myocardial infarction risk in the very elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high incidence and mortality of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) among the very elderly, risk markers for this condition remain poorly defined. This study was designed to identify independent markers of STEMI among individuals carefully selected for being healthy or manifesting STEMI in < 24 h.

Methods

We enrolled participants aged 80 years or older of whom 50 were STEMI patients and 207 had never manifested cardiovascular diseases. Blood tests, medical and psychological evaluations were obtained at study admission. Odds Ratio (OR) and attributed risk (AR) were obtained by multivariate regression models using STEMI as dependent variable.

Results

Low glomerular filtration rate (GFR) [OR:4.41 (1.78-10.95); p = 0.001], reduced lev

SUBMITTER: Campos AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5024138 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature