Predictors and Impact of Cardiogenic Shock in Oldest-Old ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients

Background: Cardiogenic shock (CS) is the most frequent cause of in-hospital mortality after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Data about CS in very elderly (age ≥ 85 years) STEMI patients are scarce. We sought to assess the prognostic factors and the short- and mid-term impact of CS in this population. Methods: Consecutive very elderly STEMI patients undergoing invasive treatment were included in a retrospective multicenter registry. Results: Among 608 patients, 72 (11.8%) fulfilled experienced CS. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) (OR: 2.25, 95% CI: 1.29–3.92, p < 0.01) and cardiac arrest at presentation (OR: 4.36, 95% CI: 2.32–8.21, p < 0.01) were the major independent predictors of CS. Age (HR: 1.07, 95% CI: 1.03–1.11, p < 0.001), PAD (HR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.01–1.66, p = 0.045), previous MI (HR: 2.16, 95% CI: 1.32–3.55, p = 0.002), and cardiac arrest at presentation (HR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.29–1.96, p < 0.001) were the major independent predictors of death. CS was associated with a higher risk of mortality at 30 days (adjusted HR: 4.21, 95% CI: 2.19 to 7.78, p < 0.01) mostly driven by higher intraprocedural and in-hospital mortality. Among patients who survived the acute phase and hospitalization, CS at presentation was not associated with a higher mortality risk during the remaining follow-up period (log-rank p = 0.78). Conclusions: At short-term follow-up, very elderly STEMI patients presenting with CS had a higher risk of mortality when compared to non-CS patients. Interestingly, CS patients surviving the acute phase showed a similar survival rate to non-CS patients after discharge.