Comparison of Five-Year Outcome of Octogenarians Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents (from the RESEARCH and T-SEARCH Registries)

Dec 22, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Five-Year Outcome of Octogenarians Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents (from the RESEARCH and T-SEARCH Registries)

Although octogenarians are increasingly referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), data are lacking on long-term safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents in this high-risk subpopulation. The aim of this study…

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Comparison of Outcomes in Patients Aged <75, 75 to 84, and ≥85 Years With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the ACTION Registry-GWTG)

Dec 22, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Outcomes in Patients Aged <75, 75 to 84, and ≥85 Years With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the ACTION Registry-GWTG)

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is common in older adults and has high age-related mortality. We describe contemporary STEMI care using the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary Treatment and…

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Impact of Completeness of Revascularization on the Five-Year Outcome in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients (from the ARTS-II Study)

Dec 22, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Impact of Completeness of Revascularization on the Five-Year Outcome in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients (from the ARTS-II Study)

The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcome at 5 years in patients with complete and incomplete revascularization treated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary…

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