Kensaku Nishihira, Michikazu Nakai, Nehiro Kuriyama, Kosuke Kadooka, Yasuhiro Honda, Hiroki Emori, Keisuke Yamamoto, Shun Nishino, Takeaki Kudo, Kenji Ogata, Toshiyuki Kimura, Koichi Kaikita, Yoshisato Shibata
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in the elderly remains unclear. This study evaluated the impact of GDMT (aspirin or a P2Y12 inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, β-blocker, and statin) at discharge on long-term mortality in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods and Results: Of 2,547 consecutive patients with AMI undergoing PCI in 2009-2020, we retrospectively analyzed 573 patients aged ≥80 years...
January 18, 2024: Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society