COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES WITH DRUG ELUTING VERSUS BARE METAL STENT IN VERY ELDERLY POPULATION

Drug eluting stents (DES) are preferred over bare metal stents (BMS) in general population but are underutilized octogenarians and nonagenarians due to safety concerns. Nationwide readmission database (2010-2014) was used to identify patients with age > 80 who had percutaneous coronary intervention