In-hospital and 30-day clinical events of elderly patients admitted with NSTEMI from 2001 to 2010
| BLITZ, 2001 n=192 | BLITZ-2, 2003 n=347 | IN-ACS OUTCOME, 2006–2007 n=923 | BLITZ-4, 2009 & 2010 n=1941 | MANTRA, 2009–2010 n=947 | p for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-hospital events, n (%) | ||||||
| Death | 19 (9.9) | 13 (3.8) | 40 (4.3) | 81 (4.2) | 63 (6.7) | 0.90 |
| Heart failure | 62 (32.3) | 25 (7.2) | 137 (14.8) | 370 (19.1) | 165 (17.4) | 0.72 |
| Reinfarction | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | 19 (2.1) | 27 (1.4) | 28 (3.0) | 0.02 |
| Stroke | 2 (1.0) | 2 (0.6) | 10 (1.1) | 15 (0.8) | 10 (1.1) | 0.86 |
| Major bleeding | 4 (2.1) | 8 (2.3) | 9 (1.0) | 58 (3.0) | 17 (1.8) | 0.45 |
| 30-day events, n (%) | ||||||
| Death | 28 (14.6) | 26 (7.5) | 65 (7.0) | 121 (6.2) | 90 (9.5) | 0.36 |
| Heart failure | 65 (33.9) | 35 (10.1) | 141 (15.3) | 378 (19.5) | 177 (18.7) | 0.97 |
| Reinfarction | 8 (4.2) | 13 (3.8) | 27 (2.9) | 31 (1.6) | 34 (3.6) | 0.33 |
| Stroke | 5 (2.6) | 4 (1.2) | 11 (1.2) | 19 (1.0) | 13 (1.4) | 0.41 |
| Major bleeding | 4 (2.1) | 8 (2.3) | 11 (1.2) | 60 (3.1) | 20 (2.1) | 0.31 |
NSTEMI, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction;