Patients aged 90 years and above with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Management and Outcomes.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-22-2024

Abstract

Limited data exist regarding outcomes after coronary angiography (CAG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients aged ≥90 years admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We studied sequential CICU patients ≥90 years admitted with ACS from 2007-2018. Three therapeutic approaches were defined: 1) No CAG; 2) CAG without PCI (CAG/No PCI); and 3) CAG with PCI (CAG/PCI). In-hospital mortality was evaluated using multivariable logistic regression. All-cause 1-year mortality was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox proportional-hazards analysis. The study included 239 patients with a median age of 92 (range 90-100) years (57% females; 45% STEMI; 8% cardiac arrest; 16% shock). The No CAG group had higher Day 1 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, more comorbidities, worse kidney function, and fewer STEMI. In-hospital mortality was 20.8% overall and did not differ between the No CAG (n = 103; 21.4%), CAG/No PCI (n = 47; 21.3%) and CAG/PCI (n = 90; 20.0%) groups, before or after adjustment. Overall 1-year mortality was 52.5% and did not differ between groups before or after adjustment. Median survival was 6.9 months overall and 41.2% of hospital survivors died within 1 year of CICU admission. CICU patients aged ≥90 with ACS have a substantial burden of illness with high in-hospital and 1-year mortality that was not lower in those who underwent CAG or PCI. These results suggest that careful patient selection for invasive coronary procedures is essential in this vulnerable population.

ISSN

1879-1913

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

38266797

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article

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