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The use of coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in the very elderly has undergone explosive growth. Using the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file from 1987 through 1990, we examined PTCA for all patients greater than 80 years old. The demographics of these patients included mean age 82.6 (range 80–100, 1st Quartile 81, Median 82, 3rd Quartile 84), 45% women, 3.9% non-whsite, 25.2% involving...
The use of coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in the very elderly has undergone explosive growth. Using the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file from 1987 through 1990, we examined PTCA for all patients greater than 80 years old. The demographics of these patients included mean age 82.6 (range 80–100, 1st Quartile 81, Median 82, 3rd Quartile 84), 45% women, 3.9% non-whsite, 25.2% involving...
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