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Outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients aged over 75 years.

BACKGROUND: The optimal reperfusion strategy in elderly patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety, in-hospital and one-year clinical outcomes for patients > 75 years of age with STEMI receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), compared with those treated by conservative approach.

METHODS: One hundred and two patients > 75 years of age with STEMI presented < 12 hours were randomly allocated to primary PCI (n = 50) or conservative therapy only (n = 52). The baseline characteristics, in-hospital outcome and major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization at one-year clinical follow-up were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS: Age, gender distribution, risk factors for coronary artery disease, infarct site and clinical functional status were similar between the two groups, but the patients in primary PCI group received less low-molecular-weight heparin during hospitalization. Compared with conservative group, the patients in primary PCI group had significantly lower occurrence rate of re-infarction and death and shortened hospital stay. The composite endpoint for in-hospital survivals at 30-day follow-up was similar between the two groups, but one-year MACE rate was significantly lower in the primary PCI group (21.3% and 45.2%, P = 0.029). Left ventricular ejection fraction was not significantly changed in both groups during follow-up. Multivariate analysis revealed that primary PCI (OR = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.21 - 0.69, P = 0.03) improved MACE-free survival rate for STEMI patients aged > 75 years.

CONCLUSION: Our results indicated that primary PCI was safe and effective in reducing in-hospital mortality and one-year MACE rate for elderly patients with STEMI.

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