Cardiac function in elderly patients of different ages with acute coronary syndrome
Abstract：Objective To explore the cardiac function in elderly patients of different ages with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods 719 patients with ACS were divided into three groups:ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) group (n=238),non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) group (n=245) and unstable angina pectoris (UAP) group (n=236).Each patient was sub-grouped according age:＜60years,60-69 years,70-79 years,and ≥80 years.A retrospective study was used to analyze the clinical data,left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and NT-proBNP.Results Compared with LVEF,no significant difference was found in three groups (P＞0.05).Seurm levels of NT-proBNP significantly increased with the age increasing,especially in the groups of 70-79 years and ≥ 80 years (P＜0.05).Conclusion Serum levels of NT-proBNP also reflected the cardiac function in elderly patients with ACS.The worse the cardiac function became,the higher NT-proBNP was.Judge the cardiac function in elderly patients with ACS,we must consider the effects of risk factor and complications.
Keywords：Coronary heart diseaseAcute coronary syndromeCardiac functionElderlyNT-proBNP
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 435-438 )