Coronary Stents

Some 90-year-old heart attack patients have 'excellent' outcomes with coronary stenting

Published in Blood Weekly, April 12th, 2012

2012 APR 12 -- CHICAGO-Selected patients 90 years and older who experience an acute heart attack, or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), have reasonable outcomes with coronary stenting, and should be considered for reperfusion therapy, based on a scientific poster being presented at the 61st annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session.

Current STEMI guidelines do not specifically address age-related reperfusion decisions, even number though the number of people over 90 years old in the U.S. is expected to quadruple by 2050.

"Cardiologists are a little unsure when it comes to decision-making for this elderly...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2012-04-12)

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