Invasive Strategy in Octogenarians with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
Sara Álvarez-Zaballos,
Miriam Juárez-Fernández,
Manuel Martínez-Sellés
Abstract:With population aging and the subsequent accumulation of cardiovascular risk
factors, a growing proportion of patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) are octogenarian (aged between 80 and 89). The marked heterogeneity of this
population is due to several factors like age, comorbidities, frailty, and other
geriatric conditions. All these variables have a strong impact on outcomes. In
addition, a high prevalence of multivessel disease, complex coronary anatomies,
and peripheral arterial dise… Show more
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