Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Real-Life Management of Elderly Patients Aged ≥75 Years Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to provide insight into the real-life clinical presentation and outcomes of the elderly presenting with acute myocardial infarction from the Turkish Myocardial Infarction registry database. Methods: TURKMI was a nationwide, multicenter, observational, 15-day snapshot registry conducted to address the management of acute myocardial infarction patients admitted to percutaneous intervention-capable hospitals. The present analysis included the comparison of consecutively enrolled acute myocardial infarction patients aged ≥75 and <75 years. Results: Of the overall 1930 patients, 362 patients were aged ≥75 years. Elderly patients were more likely to have hypertension and renal failure and less likely to have hypercholesterolemia. Elderly patients were admitted to hospitals almost 1 hour later mainly due to a late call to emergency medical service. At discharge, medical therapies were significantly less prescribed to the elderly. The proportion of patients undergoing coronary angiography was significantly lower in elderly (81.8% vs. 96.4%, P < .001). Both in-hospital and 1-year mortality were significantly higher in elderly patients (9.1% vs. 2.7% and 22.7% vs. 5.8%, P < .001 respectively). The adjusted risk of 1-year mortality was 4-fold in elderly (hazard ratio and 95% CI 4.0 [2.9-5.6], P < .001). In multivariate analysis, every 5-beat/min increase in heart rate increased mortality by 7%. Higher heart rate and use of antiplatelet agents on admission were predictors of mortality in elderly. Conclusion: In real-life settings, elderly patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction are prone to prolonged total ischemic time and are subjected to less-intensive medical treatment and interventional approaches. Besides age, the increased heart rate could be the major determinant of mortality.

Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients aged 75 years and older with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using logistic regression and classification tree

“…Госпитальная летальность у пациентов старческого возраста с ИМпST по сравнению с лицами <75 лет -выше [11]. В настоящем исследовании она составила 24,1%, что сопоставимо с данными других авторов, согласно которым частота внутрибольничной летальности колеблется от 9,1 до 16,8% и может достигать 24% при ИМпST [11][12][13][14].…”