Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Chest Pain.
10.4235/jkgs.2013.17.1.37
- Author:
Dong Hee KIM
1
;
Hyun Jun JOUNG
;
Se Yun KIM
;
Weon Jin KO
;
Eun Sun JIN
;
Chong Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. chongjinkim0316@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Coronary artery disease;
Angina pectoris;
Coronary angiography
- MeSH:
Aged;
Angina Pectoris;
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Chest Pain;
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Artery Disease;
Coronary Disease;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2013;17(1):37-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
