Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Observational Cohort Study

Abstract

Compared to younger patients, elderly patients undergoing pPCI had a higher prevalence of hypertension and CKD and were more likely to have a worse Killip class. The radial approach was utilized less often in the elderly group. In-hospital complications and mortality, particularly among the octogenarians, were significantly higher than in younger patients.