This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the TR approach and compare them to those of the TF approach in PCI in octogenarian patients with acute MI.
The TR approach was used for PCI in 17% of the octogenarians in our study population (comparable to the 20% of patients among all patients in the registry).
We found that the TR approach for treating acute MI is safe and effective even for octogenarians.
In addition, the propensity-matched analysis showed that the TR approach is significant predictor of a low in-hospital mortality rate.