Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention among Very Elderly Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease

Authors

  • Dr. A K Al Miraj Research Assistant, Department of Vascular surgery Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Dr. Muhammad Kamal Hossain Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Masrur Azmain St John’s University, New York, USA
  • Md. Alamgir Kabir Senior Experimental Officer In vitro Division. National Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Science

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0145

Keywords:

Outcome of PCI, Very elderly patients, Ischemic Heart Disease

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease, and ischemic heart disease (IHD), is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the very elderly patients worldwide. These patients represent a rapidly growing cohort presenting for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), now constituting more than one in five patients treated with PCI in real-world practice. From July 2020 we included 152 patients with IHD purposively in Cardiology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib

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Published

29-03-2023 — Updated on 30-03-2023

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How to Cite

Miraj, D. A. K. A., Hossain, D. M. K., Azmain, M., & Kabir, M. A. (2023). Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention among Very Elderly Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies, 4(2), 16–22. https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0145 (Original work published March 29, 2023)