Association between baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes among the elderly undergoing PCI – retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Introduction and Objective. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the method of choice for the treatment of coronary artery disease or acute coronary syndromes, but clinicians often refrain from performing it on elderly and/or frail patients. The aimed of the study was to determine the feasibility of PCI in the elderly, and define characteristics of significant stenoses and clinical outcomes of those procedures. Materials and method. A retrospective analysis was conducted on a total of 150 patients aged ≥70 years, who were admitted and underwent PCI