Angioplastia coronariana primária em nonagenária / Primary coronary angioplasty in a nonagenarian
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
78(1): 114-121, Jan. 2002. ilus, graf
Article
in Portuguese, English
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ABSTRACT
A woman aged 98 years entered the tertiary hospital service with a picture of acute myocardial infarction of the extensive anterior wall, which began 4 hours earlier. Due to the large myocardial risk area suggested by the electrocardiogram, the patient was taken to the hemodynamics laboratory for the performance of emergency coronary arteriography, which revealed occlusion in the proximal third of the anterior descending artery. Primary angioplasty followed by stent grafting was successfully performed. The patient had a satisfactory evolution (Killip I) and was discharged from the hospital on the seventh postinfarction day. We discuss here aspects of thrombolysis and coronary percutaneous interventions in the aged
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Main subject:
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Myocardial Infarction
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR
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