Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Centenarian Patient With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 355-359, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-224443
ABSTRACT
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.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arteries
/
Chest Pain
/
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
/
Prevalence
/
Coronary Angiography
/
Constriction, Pathologic
/
Coronary Vessels
/
Dyspnea
/
Acute Coronary Syndrome
/
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Aged
/
Aged80
/
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS