Outcomes of Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Who Undergo Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Kensaku Nishihira, Nehiro Kuriyama, Kosuke Kadooka, Yasuhiro Honda, Keisuke Yamamoto, Shun Nishino, Suguru Ebihara, Kenji Ogata, Toshiyuki Kimura, Hiroshi Koiwaya, Yoshisato Shibata
Abstract
Background: As life expectancy rises, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is being performed more frequently, even in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This study evaluated outcomes of elderly patients with AMI complicated by heart failure (AMIHF), as defined by Killip Class ≥2 at admission, who undergo PCI.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineKillip classConventional PCIPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionInternal medicineHeart failureEjection fractionTIMICardiologyThrombolysisAngioplastyCardiac Health and Mental HealthAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes