Drug-eluting or bare-metal stents in subjects over 75 years of age: what is the best therapeutic strategy? Data from 460 consecutive patients with 1-year outcome.

Background: The use of stents has become common in subjects over 75 years of age, but choosing the best type of stent still remains difficult. Our objective was to compare safety and clinical benefits of drug-eluting stent (DES) and bare-metal stent (BMS) at 1 year in this population.

Methods: We included 460 consecutive patients aged 75 or over who had undergone angioplasty with DES (n=167) or BMS (n=293) between January 1 and December 31, 2005, and had 12-month clinical follow-up.

Factors predictive for in-hospital mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: Despite advances in procedures for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and enhancement of materials and adjunctive therapy, postprocedural mortality remains a possible adverse outcome after PCI.

Aims: To assess factors independently associated with in-hospital mortality in patients referred for PCI.

Methods: Between January 2004 and December 2005, 4074 PCI were performed in our University Hospital, with 70 deaths registered either during the procedure or during the in-hospital stay.

[Return to work after acute myocardial infarction].

Objectives: The aim of this work was to study the professional repercussions of acute myocardial infarction and to analysis medical, social and occupational factors which could influence return to work.

Material And Methods: Our study concerns 70 patients less than 66 years old, working before their hospitalization and having been admitted for acute myocardial infarction between January 1-st, 1999 and December 31, 2000 in the Department of Cardiac Resuscitation of hospital La Rabta of Tunis. Data were collected from retrospective review of folders and answers to a questionnaire for which the patients have been summoned in 2002.

[Social and occupational repercussions of acute myocardial infarction].

Objectives: The aim of this work was to study the family, social and occupational repercussions of acute myocardial infarction.

Material And Methods: Our study concerns 70 patients less than 66 years old, working before their hospitalization and having been admitted for acute myocardial infarction between January 1st, 1999 and December 31, 2000 in the Department of Cardiac Resuscitation of hospital La Rabta of Tunis. Data were collected from retrospective review of folders and answers to a questionnaire.