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Ayayo SA, Kontopantelis E, Martin GP, Zghebi SS, Taxiarchi VP, Mamas MA. Temporal trends of in-hospital mortality and its determinants following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome in England and Wales: A population-based study between 2006 and 2021. Int J Cardiol 2024; 412:132334. [PMID: 38964546 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is limited data around drivers of changes in mortality over time. We aimed to examine the temporal changes in mortality and understand its determinants over time. METHODS 743,149 PCI procedures for patients from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) database who were aged between 18 and 100 years and underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in England and Wales between 2006 and 2021 were included. We decomposed the contributing factors to the difference in the observed mortality proportions between 2006 and 2021 using Fairlie decomposition method. Multiple imputation was used to address missing data. RESULTS Overall, there was an increase in the mortality proportion over time, from 1.7% (95% CI: 1.5% to 1.9%) in 2006 to 3.1% (95% CI: 3.0% to 3.2%) in 2021. 61.2% of this difference was explained by the variables included in the model. ACS subtypes (percentage contribution: 14.67%; 95% CI: 5.76% to 23.59%) and medical history (percentage contribution: 13.50%; 95% CI: 4.33% to 22.67%) were the strongest contributors to the difference in the observed mortality proportions between 2006 and 2021. Also, there were different drivers to mortality changes between different time periods. Specifically, ACS subtypes and severity of presentation were amongst the strongest contributors between 2006 and 2012 while access site and demographics were the strongest contributors between 2012 and 2021. CONCLUSIONS Patient factors and the move towards ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) PCI have driven the short-term mortality changes following PCI for ACS the most.
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- Sharon A Ayayo
- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary care, The University of Manchester, UK.
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- Centre for Women's Mental Health, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, The University of Manchester, UK.
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- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, UK.
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He YY, Chang J, Wang XJ. Frailty as a predictor of all-cause mortality in elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2022; 98:104544. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Grant EV, Summapund J, Matlock DD, Vaughan Dickson V, Iqbal S, Patel S, Katz SD, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA. Patient and Cardiologist Perspectives on Shared Decision Making in the Treatment of Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Med Decis Making 2021; 40:279-288. [PMID: 32428431 DOI: 10.1177/0272989x20912293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background. Medical and interventional therapies for older adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) reduce mortality and improve outcomes in selected patients, but there are also risks associated with treatments. Shared decision making (SDM) may be useful in the management of such patients, but to date, patients' and cardiologists' perspectives on SDM in the setting of AMI remain poorly understood. Accordingly, we performed a qualitative study eliciting patients' and cardiologists' perceptions of SDM in this scenario. Methods. We conducted 20 in-depth, semistructured interviews with older patients (age ≥70) post-AMI and 20 interviews with cardiologists. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using ATLAS.ti. Two investigators independently coded transcripts using the constant comparative method, and an integrative, team-based process was used to identify themes. Results. Six major themes emerged: 1) patients felt their only choice was to undergo an invasive procedure; 2) patients placed a high level of trust and gratitude toward physicians; 3) patients wanted to be more informed about the procedures they underwent; 4) for cardiologists, patients' age was not a major contraindication to intervention, while cognitive impairment and functional limitation were; 5) while cardiologists intuitively understood the concept of SDM, interpretations varied; and 6) cardiologists considered SDM to be useful in the setting of non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) but not ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). Conclusions. Patients viewed intervention as "the only choice," whereas cardiologists saw a need for balancing risks and benefits in treating older adults post-NSTEMI. This discrepancy implies there is room to improve communication of risks and benefits to older patients. A decision aid informed by the needs of older adults could help to better convey patient-specific risk and increase choice awareness.
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- Eleonore V Grant
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Seguchi M, Sakakura K, Yamamoto K, Taniguchi Y, Wada H, Momomura SI, Fujita H. Comparison of In-Hospital Clinical Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Between Nonagenarians and Octogenarians. Int Heart J 2020; 61:7-14. [PMID: 31956138 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.19-266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the very elderly is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Although there are earlier studies regarding AMI in octogenarians, clinical evidences of AMI in nonagenarians are sparse. The aim of the present study was to compare in-hospital outcomes of AMI between octogenarians and nonagenarians. We included consecutive 415 very elderly (≥ 80 years) with AMI and divided them into the nonagenarian group (n = 38) and the octogenarian group (n = 377). Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes were compared between the two groups. Furthermore, we used propensity score matching to find the matched octogenarian group (n = 38). Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to the culprit of AMI were similarly performed between the nonagenarian (86.8%) and octogenarian (87.0%) groups. The incidence of in-hospital death in the nonagenarian group (10.5%) was similar to that in the octogenarian group (12.5%) (P = 0.487). After using the propensity score matching, the incidence of in-hospital death was less in the nonagenarian group (10.5%) than in the matched octogenarian group (18.4%) without reaching statistical significance (P = 0.328). The length of hospitalization was significantly shorter in the nonagenarian group [7.0 (4.0-9.0)] than in the matched octogenarian group [10.0 (6.5-15.0)] (P = 0.01). In conclusion, the in-hospital mortality of nonagenarians with AMI was comparable to that of octogenarians with AMI. In-hospital outcomes in nonagenarians with AMI may be acceptable as long as acute medical management including PCI to the culprit of AMI is performed.
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- Masaru Seguchi
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
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Wołoszyn-Horák E, Salamon R, Chojnacka K, Brzosko A, Bieda Ł, Standera J, Płoszaj K, Stępień E, Nowalany-Kozielska E, Tomasik A. Frailty syndrome in daily practice of interventional cardiology ward-rationale and design of the FRAPICA trial: A STROBE-compliant prospective observational study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e18935. [PMID: 32000408 PMCID: PMC7004665 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The effect of frailty on short and long term results of interventional treatment of coronary heart disease is not well defined. The evaluation of frailty may be helpful in appointment of most suitable treatment option and timing of patient follow-up. The frailty syndrome in daily practice of interventional cardiology ward (FRAPICA) study objective is to evaluate prognostic capability of the Fried frailty scale and instrumental activities of daily living scale (IADL) in elderly patients with symptomatic coronary heart disease.This is a single center, prospective, observational study. Patients aged ≥65 years are eligible. The objectives are to report Fried frailty scale and IADL scale dispersion before hospital discharge and to assess predictive impact of both scores. The endpoints are: success of interventional treatment, its complications (procedure related myocardial infarction, dye-induced renal function deterioration, loss of blood), 3-year mortality, either all-cause and cardiovascular, re-infarction, re-intervention, stroke, new-onset heart failure, any hospital readmission, and a combination of all above mentioned. Secondary analyses will focus on distinct clinical patient presentations, sub-classifications of frailty for modeling of long-term risk.FRAPICA trial will improve understanding of the associations between frailty syndrome, cardiovascular system diseases, their invasive treatment, and short and long-term outcomes. It will allow for more individualized assessment of risk and will identify new goals for interventions. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03209414).
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- Ewa Wołoszyn-Horák
- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Institute of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science of the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- II Department of Cardiology in Zabrze, Medical Faculty with Dentistry Division in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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Thorlacius-Ussing L, Sandholdt H, Larsen AR, Petersen A, Benfield T. Age-Dependent Increase in Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia, Denmark, 2008-2015. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 25. [PMID: 31002300 PMCID: PMC6478196 DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.181733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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During 2008–2015, overall incidence increased by 50%, with a dramatic increase in persons >80 years of age. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. We analyzed temporal trends of SAB incidence and death in Denmark during 2008–2015. SAB incidence increased 48%, from 20.76 to 30.37 per 100,000 person-years, during this period (p<0.001). The largest change in incidence was observed for persons >80 years of age: a 90% increase in the SAB rate (p<0.001). After adjusting for demographic changes, annual rates increased 4.0% (95% CI 3.0–5.0) for persons <80 years of age, 8.4% (95% CI 7.0–11.0) for persons 80–89 years of age, and 13.0% (95% CI 9.0–17.5) for persons >90 years of age. The 30-day case-fatality rate remained stable at 24%; crude population death rates increased by 53% during 2008–2015 (p<0.001). Specific causes and mechanisms for this rapid increase in SAB incidence among the elderly population remain to be clarified.
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Dodson JA, Hochman JS, Roe MT, Chen AY, Chaudhry SI, Katz S, Zhong H, Radford MJ, Udell JA, Bagai A, Fonarow GC, Gulati M, Enriquez JR, Garratt KN, Alexander KP. The Association of Frailty With In-Hospital Bleeding Among Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights From the ACTION Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 11:2287-2296. [PMID: 30466828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine whether frailty is associated with increased bleeding risk in the setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). BACKGROUND Frailty is a common syndrome in older adults. METHODS Frailty was examined among AMI patients ≥65 years of age treated at 775 U.S. hospitals participating in the ACTION (Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network) Registry from January 2015 to December 2016. Frailty was classified on the basis of impairments in 3 domains: walking (unassisted, assisted, wheelchair/nonambulatory), cognition (normal, mildly impaired, moderately/severely impaired), and activities of daily living. Impairment in each domain was scored as 0, 1, or 2, and a summary variable consisting of 3 categories was then created: 0 (fit/well), 1 to 2 (vulnerable/mild frailty), and 3 to 6 (moderate-to-severe frailty). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the independent association between frailty and bleeding. RESULTS Among 129,330 AMI patients, 16.4% had any frailty. Frail patients were older, more often female, and were less likely to undergo cardiac catheterization. Major bleeding increased across categories of frailty (fit/well 6.5%; vulnerable/mild frailty 9.4%; moderate-to-severe frailty 9.9%; p < 0.001). Among patients who underwent catheterization, both frailty categories were independently associated with bleeding risk compared with the non-frail group (vulnerable/mild frailty adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23 to 1.44; moderate-to-severe frailty adjusted OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.24 to 1.58). Among patients managed conservatively, there was no association of frailty with bleeding (vulnerable/mild frailty adjusted OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 0.86 to 1.19; moderate-to-severe frailty adjusted OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.81 to 1.14). CONCLUSIONS Frail patients had lower use of cardiac catheterization and higher risk of major bleeding (when catheterization was performed) than nonfrail patients, making attention to clinical strategies to avoid bleeding imperative in this population.
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- John A Dodson
- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York.
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital and Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Terrence Donnelly Heart Center, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona-Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Center for Heart and Vascular Health, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware
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Thorlacius-Ussing L, Sandholdt H, Larsen AR, Petersen A, Benfield T. Age-Dependent Increase in Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia, Denmark, 2008–2015. Emerg Infect Dis 2019. [DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.181773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Vázquez-Oliva G, Zamora A, Ramos R, Marti R, Subirana I, Grau M, Dégano IR, Marrugat J, Elosua R. Tasas de incidencia y mortalidad, y letalidad poblacional a 28 días del infarto agudo de miocardio en adultos mayores. Estudio REGICOR. Rev Esp Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2017.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Vázquez-Oliva G, Zamora A, Ramos R, Marti R, Subirana I, Grau M, Dégano IR, Marrugat J, Elosua R. Acute Myocardial Infarction Population Incidence and Mortality Rates, and 28-day Case-fatality in Older Adults. The REGICOR Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 71:718-725. [PMID: 29174866 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Our aims were to determine acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incidence and mortality rates, and population and in-hospital case-fatality in the population older than 74 years; variability in clinical characteristics and AMI management of hospitalized patients, and changes in the incidence and mortality rates, case-fatality, and management by age groups from 1996 to 1997 and 2007 to 2008. METHODS A population-based AMI registry in Girona (Catalonia, Spain) including individuals with suspected AMI older than 34 years. RESULTS The incidence rate increased with age from 169 and 28 cases/100 000 per year in the group aged 35 to 64 years to 2306 and 1384 cases/100 000 per year in the group aged 85 to 94 years, in men and women, respectively. Population case-fatality also increased with age, from 19% in the group aged 35 to 64 years to 84% in the group aged 85 to 94 years. A lower population case-fatality was observed in the second period, mainly explained by a lower in-hospital case-fatality. The use of invasive procedures and effective drugs decreased with age but increased in the second period in all ages up to 84 years. CONCLUSIONS Acute myocardial infarction incidence, mortality, and case-fatality increased exponentially with age. There is still a gap in the use of invasive procedures and effective drugs between younger and older patients.
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- Gabriel Vázquez-Oliva
- Departament de Cardiologia, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Althaia, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain; Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain; Unitat de Risc Vascular, Hospital de Blanes, Corporació de Salut del Maresme i la Selva, Blanes, Girona, Spain; CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain; Grup de Recerca ISV, Unitat de Recerca en Atenció Primària, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Girona, Spain; Atenció Primària, Serveis Atenció Primària, Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), Girona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca ISV, Unitat de Recerca en Atenció Primària, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Girona, Spain
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- Grup de Epidemiologia i Genètica Cardiovascular, Grup del estudi REGICOR (REgistre GIroní del COR). IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Spain; Grup de Epidemiologia i Genètica Cardiovascular, Grup del estudi REGICOR (REgistre GIroní del COR). IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Spain; Grup de Epidemiologia i Genètica Cardiovascular, Grup del estudi REGICOR (REgistre GIroní del COR). IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, Spain; Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic-Central de Cataluña, Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Spain; Grup de Epidemiologia i Genètica Cardiovascular, Grup del estudi REGICOR (REgistre GIroní del COR). IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, Spain.
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- CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Spain; Grup de Epidemiologia i Genètica Cardiovascular, Grup del estudi REGICOR (REgistre GIroní del COR). IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, Spain; Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic-Central de Cataluña, Vic, Barcelona, Spain.
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Pinnarelli L, Mayer F, Bauleo L, Agabiti N, Kirchmayer U, Belleudi V, Di Martino M, Autore C, Ricci R, Violini R, Fusco D, Davoli M, Perucci CA. Adherence to antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention: a population study in a region of Italy. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2016; 16:230-7. [PMID: 25325532 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS We evaluated adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients in the Lazio region of Italy and the impact of discharge ward type on therapy discontinuation. METHODS From the Hospital Information System, we selected patients who underwent PCI from 2006 to 2007 and obtained Regional Drug Dispense Registry data for antiplatelet drugs prescribed for 12 months after discharge. Appropriate therapy was defined as DAPT with prescribed daily doses for each drug covering at least 75% of each individual follow-up period. The association between discharge ward type and antiplatelet therapy adherence at 12 months post discharge was estimated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 11 186 patients with PCI were included, and fewer than half (4984; 44.56%) were on adequate DAPT. Only 2930 of 5390 patients (54.36%) with DAPT in the first 6 months post discharge continued DAPT in the second 6 months. Patients discharged from cardiology units or intensive coronary care units were more likely (odds ratio = 1.26; P = 0.003) to receive appropriate antiplatelet therapy, and elderly patients were less likely (odds ratio = 0.65; P < 0.001) to do so. CONCLUSION The proportion of PCI patients receiving appropriate DAPT after discharge is suboptimal in this region, and elderly patients are less likely to receive appropriate therapy. These findings could be important for improving patient management and ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines and indicate the need for a systematic evaluation of the appropriateness of postdischarge therapy.
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- Luigi Pinnarelli
- aDepartment of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service bDivisione di Cardiologia, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Ospedale Sant'Andrea cDepartment of Cardiology, St Spirito Hospital dDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini eNational Agency for Regional Health Services, Rome, Italy
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Bouzas-Mosquera A, Peteiro J, Broullón FJ, Calviño-Santos R, Mosquera VX, Barbeito-Caamaño C, Larrañaga-Moreira JM, Maneiro-Melón N, Álvarez-García N, Vázquez-Rodríguez JM. Trends in referral patterns, invasive management, and mortality in elderly patients referred for exercise stress testing. Eur J Intern Med 2015; 26:787-91. [PMID: 26388254 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Scarce data are available on the temporal patterns in clinical characteristics and outcomes of elderly patients referred for exercise stress testing. We aimed to assess the trends in baseline characteristics, tests results, referrals for invasive management, and mortality in these patients. METHODS We evaluated 11,192 patients aged ≥65years who were referred for exercise stress testing between January 1998 and December 2013. Calendar years were grouped into four quadrennia (1998-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2009, and 2010-2013), and trends in clinical characteristics of the patients, type and results of the tests, referrals for invasive management, and mortality across the different periods were assessed. RESULTS Despite a progressive decrease in the proportion of patients with non-interpretable baseline electrocardiograms or prior history of coronary artery disease, there was a gradual and marked increase in the use of cardiac imaging from 32.8% in 1998-2001 to 67.6% in 2010-2013 (p<0.001). In addition, despite a gradual decline in the probability of positive exercise stress testing both without imaging (from 18.9 to 13.6%, p<0.001) and with imaging assessment (from 40.2 to 29.7%, p<0.001), the cumulative rate of coronary revascularization at 1year increased (from 10.8 to 13.7%, p<0.001). One-year mortality also decreased progressively from 3% to 1.6% (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Among older adults referred for exercise stress testing, we observed a decline over time in the probability of inducible myocardial ischemia, an increase in the use of cardiac imaging and in the rate of coronary revascularization, and an improvement in the survival rate at 1year.
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- Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera
- Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíacas, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain.
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- Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíacas, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía Cardiaca, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíacas, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíacas, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíacas, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíacas, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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Fan GQ, Fu KL, Jin CW, Wang XZ, Han L, Wang H, Zhong M, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Wang ZH. A medical costs study of older patients with acute myocardial infarction and metabolic syndrome in hospital. Clin Interv Aging 2015; 10:329-37. [PMID: 25670890 PMCID: PMC4315548 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s70372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Older patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) usually have a poor prognosis, but whether this poor prognosis leads to high hospital costs remains unclear. This study investigated the clinical outcomes of and costs incurred by older patients with AMI and metabolic syndrome (MS) in hospital. Methods and results Patients with AMI seen at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University between January 2011 and May 2013 were separated into four groups: young non-MS patients (n=282), older non-MS patients (n=324), young MS patients (n=217), and older MS patients (n=174). We found that advanced age was significantly associated with worse clinical outcomes, and that the clinical outcomes in patients with AMI and MS are also worsened. At the same cost (RMB¥10,000), older patients with and without MS had a markedly increased number of cardiovascular incidences compared with younger patients without MS. In a comparison of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of percutaneous coronary intervention, older patients without MS had a lower ICER for cardiovascular incidences and a higher ICER for cardiac event-free survival rate when compared with young patients without MS, but a lower ICER for cardiovascular incidences and a higher ICER for cardiac event-free survival rate when compared with older MS patients. Conclusion Older AMI patients have poor clinical outcomes and their treatment is not cost-effective; however, the results are worse in patients with AMI and MS. Percutaneous coronary intervention is a cost-effective therapy in older patients with AMI, but its cost-effectiveness decreases in patients with AMI and MS.
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- Guan-qi Fan
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China ; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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Viana-Tejedor A, Loughlin G, Fernández-Avilés F, Bueno H. Temporal trends in the use of reperfusion therapy and outcomes in elderly patients with first ST elevation myocardial infarction. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2015; 4:461-7. [PMID: 25561687 DOI: 10.1177/2048872614565928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIMS To analyze secular trends in management and short and long-term prognosis of elderly presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS All patients ≥ 75 years with first STEMI admitted to our Coronary Care Unit between 1988 and 2008 were included. Baseline characteristics, clinical management, in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes in 4 time periods (1988-1993, 1994-1998, 1999-2003, 2004-2008) were compared. The final cohort consisted of 1393 patients. During the study period, there was a significant increase in the use of aspirin, β-blockers and ACE inhibitors. A significant reduction in the development of cardiogenic shock and mechanical complications was noticed. The use of reperfusion therapy increased significantly, due to a wider use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) while 30-days, 1-year and 5-year mortality decreased throughout the 20-year study period (p<0.001). In the multivariable logistic regression model, patients treated with PPCI showed a significantly lower 30-day (OR 0.47, 95% CI, 0.31-0.71), 1-year (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.43-0.88) and 5-year mortality (OR 0.57, 95% CI 0.41-0.79) while patients receiving fibrinolysis showed a non-significant improvement in 30-day (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.62-1.49), 1-year (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.58-1.30) and 5-year mortality (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.56-1.19). CONCLUSION The use of reperfusion therapy, and particularly of PPCI, for elderly patients suffering from STEMI increased significantly during the study period. This change in therapy was associated with a marked improvement in short and long-term prognosis.
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Spain
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Gao L, Hu X, Liu YQ, Xue Q, Feng QZ. Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Clin Interv Aging 2014; 9:1241-6. [PMID: 25114518 PMCID: PMC4124048 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s62642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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As a result of increased life expectancy, octogenarians constitute an increasing proportion of patients admitted to hospital for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is currently the treatment of choice for octogenarians presenting with STEMI. The recent literature on this topic has yielded controversial results, even though advances in drug-eluting stents and new types of antithrombotic agents are improving the management of STEMI and postoperative care. In this paper, we review the current status of percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with STEMI, including the reasons for their high mortality and morbidity, predictors of mortality, and strategies to improve outcomes.
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- Lei Gao
- Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Velders MA, James SK, Libungan B, Sarno G, Fröbert O, Carlsson J, Schalij MJ, Albertsson P, Lagerqvist B. Prognosis of elderly patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention in 2001 to 2011: A report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) registry. Am Heart J 2014; 167:666-73. [PMID: 24766976 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elderly patients constitute a growing part of the population presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this high-risk population remains poorly investigated. METHODS Using the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR), we identified consecutive patients with STEMI 80 years or older undergoing primary PCI during a 10-year period. Temporal trends in care and 1-year prognosis were investigated, and long-term outcome was compared with a reference group of patients with STEMI aged 70 to 79 years. Relative survival was calculated by dividing the observed survival rate with the expected survival rate of the general population. Adjusted end points were calculated using Cox regression. RESULTS In total, 4,876 elderly patients with STEMI were included. During the study period, average age and presence of comorbidity increased, as well as the use of antithrombotic therapy. Procedural success remained constant. One-year mortality was exclusively reduced between the most recent vs the earliest cohort, whereas the risk of reinfarction, heart failure, stroke, and bleeding remained similar. The risk of death was higher for elderly patients early after PCI, after which the prognosis was slightly better compared with the general population. Long-term risk of adverse events increased markedly with age. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of patients older than 80 years treated with primary PCI for STEMI was relatively unchanged during the 10-year inclusion period, despite changes in patient characteristics and treatment. Advanced age increased the risk of adverse events, but survivors of the early phase after PCI had a slightly improved prognosis compared with the general population.
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Afilalo J, Alexander KP, Mack MJ, Maurer MS, Green P, Allen LA, Popma JJ, Ferrucci L, Forman DE. Frailty assessment in the cardiovascular care of older adults. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; 63:747-62. [PMID: 24291279 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 758] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Due to the aging and increasingly complex nature of our patients, frailty has become a high-priority theme in cardiovascular medicine. Despite the recognition of frailty as a pivotal element in the evaluation of older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD), there has yet to be a road map to facilitate its adoption in routine clinical practice. Thus, we sought to synthesize the existing body of evidence and offer a perspective on how to integrate frailty into clinical practice. Frailty is a biological syndrome that reflects a state of decreased physiological reserve and vulnerability to stressors. Upward of 20 frailty assessment tools have been developed, with most tools revolving around the core phenotypic domains of frailty-slow walking speed, weakness, inactivity, exhaustion, and shrinking-as measured by physical performance tests and questionnaires. The prevalence of frailty ranges from 10% to 60%, depending on the CVD burden, as well as the tool and cutoff chosen to define frailty. Epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated that frailty carries a relative risk of >2 for mortality and morbidity across a spectrum of stable CVD, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and surgical and transcatheter interventions. Frailty contributes valuable prognostic insights incremental to existing risk models and assists clinicians in defining optimal care pathways for their patients. Interventions designed to improve outcomes in frail elders with CVD such as multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation are being actively tested. Ultimately, frailty should not be viewed as a reason to withhold care but rather as a means of delivering it in a more patient-centered fashion.
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- Jonathan Afilalo
- Divisions of Cardiology and Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Health Care System, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, Texas
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, VA Boston Healthcare Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Smith LG, Herlitz J, Karlsson T, Berger AK, Luepker RV. International comparison of treatment and long-term outcomes for acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA and Goteborg, Sweden. Eur Heart J 2013; 34:3191-7. [PMID: 23801823 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AIMS International studies provide an opportunity to compare treatment approaches and outcomes. The present study compares elderly hospitalized acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients in Minneapolis/St. Paul, USA (MSP) and Göteborg, Sweden (GB). METHODS AND RESULTS A population-based sample of hospitalized AMI (ICD-9 410) patients aged ≥75 in MSP and GB in 2001-02 was abstracted by trained nurses. Mortality was ascertained from medical records and death certificates. Demographics, cardiovascular procedures, and prescription medications were compared using sex-specific generalized linear models. Adjusted hazard ratios (HR) were calculated with Cox regression. In MSP 839 (387 men, 452 women) and in GB 564 (275 men, 289 women) patients were identified. Age was similar (men: MSP 83 ± 7, GB 82 ± 5; women: MSP 84 ± 6, GB 84 ± 6) yet MSP patients had more previous cardiovascular comorbidities and procedures (PCI/CABG). Guideline-based medication use was high in both locations. MSP patients were significantly more likely to undergo PCI (men: MSP 33%, GB 7%; women: MSP 30%, GB 7%). Survival at 7.5 years was 27.8% among MSP patients (men: 26.6%, women: 28.8%) and 17.2% among GB patients (men: 17.5%, women: 17.0%). After adjustment for baseline characteristics and guideline-based therapies, survival was higher among MSP men [HR: 0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.50-0.88] and women (HR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.36-0.67) compared with GB. CONCLUSION In MSP and GB, guideline-based therapy use was high. However, PCI use was markedly higher in MSP. Long-term survival was better among elderly men and women in MSP compared with GB possibly related to greater utilization of PCI.
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- Lindsay G Smith
- School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S Second St., Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
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Bahrmann P, Popp S, Bertsch T, Sieber C, Christ M. Diagnostische Abklärung des akuten Koronarsyndroms bei älteren Patienten in der Notaufnahme. Notf Rett Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10049-012-1622-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Negri F, Sala C, Valerio C, Mancia G, Cuspidi C. Role of Tissue Doppler Imaging for Detection of Diastolic Dysfunction in the Elderly. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2011; 18:187-93. [DOI: 10.2165/11593610-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Francesca Negri
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Bahrmann P, Heppner H, Bahrmann A, Christ M, Bertsch T, Sieber C. Diagnostik des akuten Myokardinfarkts bei älteren Patienten. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2011; 44:166-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00391-011-0196-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[Chronic cardiac insufficiency in the elderly]. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2011; 44:158-65. [PMID: 21573696 DOI: 10.1007/s00391-011-0197-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The incidence of chronic heart failure rises with increasing age as does the proportion of diastolic dysfunction in comparison to heart failure with reduced systolic ejection fraction. Symptoms are less specific, such as fatigue, which makes a diagnosis more difficult but classification and diagnostic work-up are the same as in younger patients. Regarding therapy there is less data because the typical study population does not include geriatric patients with multimorbidity. Nevertheless ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, aldosterone antagonists, diuretics and digoxin should also be used in geriatric patients considering indications and contraindications and especially interactions with co-morbidities and other prescribed medication on an individual basis. The numbers of patients above the age of 75 years receiving heart surgery is increasing. Current scores often overestimate the risk of an operation even though after individual stratification surgical and interventional procedures can be performed with low risk.
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Dodson JA, Maurer MS. Changing nature of cardiac interventions in older adults. AGING HEALTH 2011; 7:283-295. [PMID: 21743812 PMCID: PMC3129702 DOI: 10.2217/ahe.11.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Older adults represent a rapidly growing segment of the population in developed countries. Advancing age is the most powerful risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and CVD-related mortality increases markedly in older individuals. Procedures for patients with CVD, including percutaneous coronary intervention, aortic valve replacement and implantable cardioverter defibrillators were all initially validated in younger individuals but are increasingly being applied in older adults who for the most part have been significantly understudied in clinical trials. While advanced age alone is not a contraindication to these procedures, with the advent of less invasive methods to manage CVD including percutaneous techniques to treat both coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease, future research will need to weigh the potential harms of intervention in a population of older adults with multiple medical comorbidities and complex physiologic phenotypes against outcomes that include preventing functional decline and improving quality of life.
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- John A Dodson
- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, USA
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- Mark R Katlic
- Geisinger Health System, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, USA.
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