Review of the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients

Maan Jokhadar, Nanette K WengerDivision of Cardiology Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GAAbstract: Advances in treatment and early revascularization have led to improved outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, elderly ACS patients are less likely to receive evi...

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Autores principales:	Maan Jokhadar, Nanette K Wenger
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2009
Materias:	Coronary artery disease elderly Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:390f29097cf54f5a95df139035fac1fa2021-12-02T01:00:59ZReview of the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/390f29097cf54f5a95df139035fac1fa2009-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/review-of-the-treatment-of-acute-coronary-syndrome-in-elderly-patients-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Maan Jokhadar, Nanette K WengerDivision of Cardiology Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GAAbstract: Advances in treatment and early revascularization have led to improved outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, elderly ACS patients are less likely to receive evidence-based treatment, including revascularization therapy, due to uncertainty of the associated benefits and risks in this population. This article addresses key issues regarding medical and revascularization therapy in elderly ACS patients based on a review of the medical literature and in concordance with clinical practice guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC).Keywords: acute coronary syndrome, revascularization, medical therapyMaan JokhadarNanette K WengerDove Medical PressarticleCoronary artery diseaseelderlyGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 4, Pp 435-444 (2009)
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spellingShingle	Coronary artery disease elderly Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Maan Jokhadar Nanette K Wenger Review of the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients
description	Maan Jokhadar, Nanette K WengerDivision of Cardiology Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GAAbstract: Advances in treatment and early revascularization have led to improved outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, elderly ACS patients are less likely to receive evidence-based treatment, including revascularization therapy, due to uncertainty of the associated benefits and risks in this population. This article addresses key issues regarding medical and revascularization therapy in elderly ACS patients based on a review of the medical literature and in concordance with clinical practice guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC).Keywords: acute coronary syndrome, revascularization, medical therapy
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title	Review of the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients
title_short	Review of the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients
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Review of the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients

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