A Study of the Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients

We compared the short and long term outcome between an elderly group (E; aged 70 year more, 17 cases) and a younger group (Y; less than 70 years, 95 cases). Reperfusion rates were similar in both groups (E; 70.6% vs Y; 67.3%). Reocclusion rates at predischarge CAG were similar in both groups (E; 70....

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Published inNihon Rōnen Igakkai zasshi Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 478 - 484
Main Authors Muramatsu, Toshiya, Yabe, Yoshimasa, Nakano, Hajime, Wagatsuma, Kenji, Uchida, Toshihiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan The Japan Geriatrics Society 1995
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Acute myocardial infarction
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Elderly
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Thrombolytic Therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We compared the short and long term outcome between an elderly group (E; aged 70 year more, 17 cases) and a younger group (Y; less than 70 years, 95 cases). Reperfusion rates were similar in both groups (E; 70.6% vs Y; 67.3%). Reocclusion rates at predischarge CAG were similar in both groups (E; 70.6% vs Y; 67.3%). Reocclusion rates at predischarge CAG were similar in both groups (E; 7.2% vs Y; 6.8%). Hospital cardiac deaths in E were higher than Y (E; 5.9% vs Y; 4.2%). Intestinal bleeding in E was more frequent than in Y (E; 5.9% vs Y; 3.2%). We concluded that thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients was useful, however bleeding complication in elderly patients were higher than in younger patients.
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ISSN:0300-9173
DOI:10.3143/geriatrics.32.478