Multimorbidity and Readmissions in Older People with Acute Coronary Syndromes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to examine the multimorbidity as well as the 30-day and 1-year readmission rates in a large, unselected cohort of elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods and results

All patients ≥70 years hospitalized due to ACS during January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2013, and registered in the SWEDEHEART registry were included. In-hospital multimorbidity and disease burden were determined. Outcomes included 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality, any readmission, and readmissions due to ACS, heart failure, ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), and bleeding events. Out of 80,176 patients, 25.6% had ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 74.4% non-ST-segment elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS). The mean age was 79.8 (±6.4 standard devia

SUBMITTER: Gudnadottir GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153360 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature