Clinical Study

Immediate and Long-Term Results of Coronary Angioplasty in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

Table 1

Baseline clinical characters.

Age (years) (mean   SD)
Gender (n, % male)110 (79%)
BMI (kg/m2) (mean   SD)
History of (n, %)
   Hypertension129 (92%)
   Diabetes mellitus53 (38%)
   Cigarette smoking15 (11%)
   Hyperlipidaemia32 (23%)
   Stroke11 (8%)
   Myocardial infarction20 (14%)
   Angina pectoris135 (96%)
Medications (n, %)
   Aspirin138 (99%)
   Clopidogrel 6 (4%)
    -blocker135 (96%)
   ACEI/ARB140 (100%)
   Digitalis10 (7%)
   Diuretics120 (86%)
   Calcium channel blockers4 (3%)
   Nitrates128 (91%)
   Statin140 (100%)
eGFR (ml/min) (mean   SD)
Fasting lipid values
   Total cholesterol (mg/dL) (mean   SD)
   Triglycerides (mg/dL) (mean   SD)
   HDL (mg/dL) (mean   SD)
   LDL (mg/dL) (mean   SD)
CCS(II/III/IV) (n,%)12/82/5 ( )
LVEF mean (%) (mean   SD) (20–70)
   40% 45 (32%)

ACEI/ARB, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker; BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SD, standard deviation.