[Coronary stenting in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (review)].

Cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease are now the leading causes of death and disability in elderly and senile age. Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and myocardial-infarction (MI) constitute a large portion of emergency hospital admissions among patients with cardiovascular diseases. According to numerous studies, the coronary artery stenting in MI is an effective procedure for the superior results of all the hither to known methods of treatment of ACS. However, the role of endovascular treatment in the acute period of MI in Russia remains underestimated due to lack of awareness of cardiologists and specialists in primary care on this issue. Review of leading Russian and foreign advice and articles on the algorithm of patient care in elderly with ACS and systematization of the information can objectively evaluate the benefits of interventional procedures in the shortest time in AMI.