TITLE:
A Risk-Adjusted Retrospective Data Analysis between Younger and Elderly Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes—Long-Term Prognosis
AUTHORS:
Alexandre de Matos Soeiro, Alyne Pinto Borba, Aline Siqueira Bossa, Cindel Nogueira Zullino, Maria Carolina Feres de Almeida Soeiro, Tatiana de Carvalho Andreucci Torres Leal, Carlos V. Serrano, Múcio Oliveira Tavares
KEYWORDS:
Young, Elder, Acute Coronary Syndrome
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
5,
2016
ABSTRACT: Purpose: To compare the demographic data and outcomes of younger versus elderly
patients with acute coronary syndromes. Methods: This was a retrospective data bank
analysis study with 966 patients (268 in the younger group (less than 55 years) and
698 in the elderly group (more than 55 years)). Data were obtained about clinical
characteristics, angiography, and medication used at hospital and coronary definitive
treatment. The primary endpoint was all cause of in-hospital death and combined
events. Comparison between groups was made by Anova and Q-square. Multivariative
analysis was determined by logistic regression and was considered significative
when p