Report from SIR: Octogenarians can safely undergo intra-arterial interventions

March 24, 2008 Report from SIR: Octogenarians can safely undergo intra-arterial interventions H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tufts University researchers have found that patients aged 80 and older can tolerate intra-arterial diagnostic and interventional procedures, performed in outpatient settings, just as well as younger patients. The myth-busting results could dispel claims that extremely old patients are too frail to undergo such procedures. Many studies in the medical literature suggest that the risks of percutaneous intra-arterial therapies increase as patients approach their ninth decade of life. Physicians often infer that certain procedures, such as angiography or angioplasty, are too risky for these patients.

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