| Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Chest Pain |
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Dong Hee Kim, Hyun Jun Joung, Se Yun Kim, Weon Jin Ko, Eun Sun Jin, Chong Jin Kim |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. chongjinkim0316@yahoo.co.kr |
| 노인 흉통 환자의 임상적 특징: 관상동맥 조영술 시행 노인 환자를 대상으로 한 관찰 연구 |
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김동희, 정현준, 김세연, 고원진, 진은선, 김종진 |
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경희대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
Elderly persons are rapidly increasing in Korea. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this age group. In this research, we evaluated the clinical characteristics of the elderly patients presenting chest pain.
METHODS
A total of 471 patients who visited cardiovascular center of Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong for chest pain were reviewed and divided by three groups, via age; under 40, from 40 to 69 and over 70 years old.
RESULTS
The number of patients over 70 years was 142 (30.1%). The proportion of patients diagnosed as having significant, multivessel coronary diseases was higher than that of younger patients (p=0.0002). The rate of atypical chest discomfort presenting as a cardiac symptom was not higher than in the middle-aged group (4.8% vs. 2.1%, p=0.255).
CONCLUSION
In elderly patients, the proportion of female patients and significant multivessel diseases were more common than younger patients. |
| Key Words:
Coronary artery disease, Angina pectoris, Coronary angiography |
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