Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Drug-Eluting Stent Use Among Patients ≥85 Years of Age in the United States

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 105 - 112
• Main Authors: Wang, Tracy Y., MD, MHS, MSc, Masoudi, Frederick A., MD, MSPH, Messenger, John C., MD, Shunk, Kendrick A., MD, PhD, Boyle, Andrew, PhD, MBBS, Brennan, J. Matthew, MD, MPH, Anderson, H. Vernon, MD, Anstrom, Kevin J., PhD, Dai, David, PhD, Peterson, Eric D., MD, MPH, Douglas, Pamela S., MD, Rumsfeld, John S., MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 10.01.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; aging; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; coronary artery disease; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; Drug therapy; Drug-Eluting Stents - statistics & numerical data; Drug-Eluting Stents - utilization; Female; Heart attacks; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical sciences; Mortality; myocardial infarction; Older people; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); stent; Stents; Treatment Outcome; United States; United States; North America; America; United States > US; coronary artery disease; stent; myocardial infarction; BMS; HR; drug-eluting stent(s); percutaneous coronary intervention; DES; PCI; hazard ratio; aging; MI; bare metal stent(s); Human; Atherectomy; Angioplasty; Coronary artery; Instrumentation therapy; Patient; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Drug eluting stent; Age; Percutaneous route

Objectives This study assessed the comparative effectiveness of drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents (BMS) among patients ≥85 years of age. Background Despite an aging population, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of DES versus BMS among patients age ≥85 years undergo...