The unfavourable inflammatory response in elderly patients after myocardial infarction: should we talk of 'dysflammaging'?

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2020 Apr;21(4):340-342. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000925.

Authors

Alberto Somaschini^{1

2}, Stefano Cornara^{1

2}, Andrea Demarchi^{1

2}, Alessandro Mandurino-Mirizzi^{1

2}, Enrico Baldi^{1

2}, Marco Ferlini³, Gabriele Crimi³, Rita Camporotondo¹, Massimiliano Gnecchi^{1

2}, Luigi Oltrona Visconti³, Gaetano M De Ferrari⁴

Affiliations

¹ Coronary Care Unit and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology - Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo.
² Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, Università degli studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
³ Division of Cardiology - Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.

PMID: 31972747
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000925

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Platelets
Humans
Inflammation / blood
Inflammation / diagnosis
Inflammation / etiology*
Lymphocytes
Male
Neutrophils
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Treatment Outcome