Medium-term survival after primary angioplasty for myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock after the age of 75 years

SummaryAims of the studyTo assess mortality in people ≥75 years of age 6 months after myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock and treated by angioplasty with complete revascularisation and optimal anti-thrombotic treatment; to compare results to those of younger patients with or without shock and to analyse predictive factors for death.Materials and methodsThe study is based on 1011 consecutive patients with myocardial infarction admitted for primary angioplasty, subdivided into four groups by age and the presence or absence of cardiogenic shock: group 1 (75 years of age (P