Abstract： @@ The elderly constitute a rapidly growing segment of our population and cardiovascular disease becomes more prevalent with increasing age,accounting for majority of their morbidity and mortality.1,2 ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the result of an abrupt cessation of blood supply caused by coronary occlusion, its process involving atherosclerotic plaque rupture or erosion,platelet aggregation and thrombus formation.