Abstract

Introduction: With advancement in interventional cardiology an increase in the number of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures has been noted in the elderly. However, the post procedure complication and mortality remain a challenge for the physicians. This study aimed to estimate the survival among men and women above 80 years of age who undergo primary PCI for treatment of ST elevation myocardial infarction. Methods: We analyzed the data collected prospectively from our cardiac center. The patients were followed up over 10 years. Most patient received stents followed by anti-platelet drugs and preventive measures to avoid further cardiac event. Kaplan Meier curves were generated to study survival post PCI (SPSS v2.2). Survival curves were developed to determine the influence of age, sex, type of stent and degree of coronary flow (TIMI 0-3) on post procedure survival. Results: From 2010 to 2019, total 502 patients >80 years received PCI (282 males, 218 females). The median survival in the male and female population were 2.16 yrs. (95% CI 1.66 - 2.66) and 2.36 yrs. (95% CI 1.72-2.99)(P= 0.18). Significant difference of around 1 year (2.7 yrs. octogenarian vs 1.6 yrs. nonagenarian, p<0.001, see figure 1) was found in post PCI survival between octogenarian and nonagenarian. However, the survival was longer in case of Bare metal stents (BMS)(n= 113) as compared to Drug eluting stents(DES)(n= 274) (2.7 yrs. vs. 2.0yr, p<0.001). Similarly, post procedure TIMI flow analysis shows maximum survival in TIMI 3 followed by TIMI 2 and TIMI 1 ensuring the significance of TIMI grade flow. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that PPCI in elderly patients have a better outcome and longer survival in octogenarians than nonagenarians. Similarly, use of BMS could be considered over DES in population above 80 years of age irrespective of gender. No difference in post PCI survival in male and female population.

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