Avtor/Urednik		Reschner, Hrvoje
Naslov		Starostniki in PCI
Prevedeni naslov		PCI in the elderly
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Gričar M, Vajd R, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 2007. Zbornik 14. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 2007 jun 20-23; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Leto izdaje		2007
Obseg		str. 197-200
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		The elderly constitute a rapidly expanding segment of our population and cardiovascular disease becomes more prevalent with increasing age. Existing data have shown that percutaneous coronary lnterventions in the elderly are associated with an increase risk of in-hospital complications compared to younger patients. In the present paper we retrospectively assessed the long-term clinical outcome of percutan coronary intervention (PCI) in an elderly population. PCI is an effective therapeutic strategy in elderly with coronary artery disease and is associated with good short- and long-term results. Age per se should not preclude patients from undergoing coronary interventin.