Original InvestigationTemporal Trends in Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly
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Key Words
cardiac rupture
elderly
mechanical complications
mortality
myocardial infarction
reperfusion
time trends
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
CVD
cardiovascular disease
FWR
free-wall rupture
MC
mechanical complication
PMR
papillary muscle rupture
PPCI
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
STEMI
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
VSR
ventricular septal rupture
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Dr. Bueno has received research funding from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PIE16/00021, PI17/01799), AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen, and Novartis; consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer, and Novartis; and speaking fees or support for attending scientific meetings from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer, Ferrer, Novartis, and Medscape/the heart.org. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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Drs. Viana-Tejedor and Bueno were affiliated with the Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, when the registry was done.
© 2018 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier.