Ten-year fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction incidence in elderly populations in Spain: the EPICARDIAN cohort study

Abstract

Background: In Spain, more than 85% of coronary heart disease deaths occur in adults older than 65 years. However, coronary heart disease incidence and mortality in the Spanish elderly have been poorly described. The aim of this study is to estimate the ten-year incidence and mortality rates of myocardial infarction in a population-based large cohort of Spanish elders.

Impact of Frailty and Other Geriatric Syndromes on Clinical Management and Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Non–ST‐Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Rationale and Design of the LONGEVO‐SCA Registry

“…Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. The incidence of ACS increases with age and is particularly high in the elderly . Furthermore, the presence of comorbidities and frailty is associated with higher rates of complications, prolonged hospital stay, and increased use of health care resources .…”

“…The progressive aging of the population and the high incidence of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the elderly point to a marked increase in the number of elderly patients admitted for ACS in the coming years . In addition, comorbidities and frailty are common in this clinical setting and are associated with higher rates of complications and consumption of health care resources .…”

Disability-adjusted Life Years Lost to Ischemic Heart Disease in Spain

“…[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] However, most of these studies focused on specific regions of Spain or covered incident cases from the 1990s, before troponin analysis was routinely used in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Because of these limitations, we decided to draw on the information in the Spanish Registry of Hospital Discharges (Minimum Basic Data Set), 25 which has been used in several studies on acute myocardial infarction.…”

Arterial Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab

“…Scotland or Finland-Kuopio [57]. The EPICARDIAN study, concerning the incidence of myocardial infarction in an elderly population in Spain, found rates between 7.2% in men and 3.8% in women [58]. However, our rates are lower in the bevacizumab (2/97) and ranibizumab (1/219) groups.…”