Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Centenarian Patient With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Despite an increasing prevalence and burden of disease in the elderly, little is known about the management and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in this group. We report the case of a 101-year-old female patient with a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed a...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ki Hong, Jeong, Myung Ho, Chung, Cho Yun, Kim, Donghan, Lee, Min Goo, Park, Keun-Ho, Sim, Doo Sun, Yoon, Nam Sik, Yoon, Hyun Ju, Kim, Kye Hun, Hong, Young Joon, Kim, Ju Han, Ahn, Youngkeun, Cho, Jeong Gwan, Park, Jong Chun, Kang, Jung Chaee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701138
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2012.42.5.355
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Sumario:Despite an increasing prevalence and burden of disease in the elderly, little is known about the management and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in this group. We report the case of a 101-year-old female patient with a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed a total occlusion of the proximal right coronary artery (RCA), and a significant stenosis in the proximal to mid left anterior descending artery (LAD). Despite a very poor initial clinical status, a percutaneous coronary intervention was successfully performed for the total occlusion in the RCA. The LAD lesion was treated with medical therapy only, on account of the age and general condition of the patient. She was discharged after recovering to a good health status, free of chest pain or dyspnea.

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