Frailty score for elderly patients is associated with short-term clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Consistent with the aging population in the Western world, there is a growing number of elderly patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the recommended reperfusion strategy in elderly patients; risk models to determine which of these patients are prone to have poor clinical outcomes are, however, essential. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between frailty and short-term mortality and PCI-related serious adverse events (SAE) in elderly patients.

Methods

All STEMI patients (aged ≥70 years) treated with primary PCI in 2013-2015 at the Leiden University Medical Centre were assessed. The Safety Management Programme (VMS) score was used to identify frail elderly patients.

SUBMITTER: Hermans MPJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6393578 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature