ArticleEuropean heart journal open2022
Is the contemporary care of the older persons with acute coronary syndrome evidence-based?
Article in European heart journal open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Population: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2023Review
- Angiographic and Procedural Characteristics in Frail Older Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome.Interventional cardiology (London, England) · 2023Article
- The ongoing conundrum of the best care for patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2022Article
- An age-old dilemma: Defining the optimal revascularization approach in older adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
Globally, ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of death, with a higher mortality burden amongst older adults. Although advancing age is associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes following acute coronary syndrome (ACS), older patients are less likely to receive evidence-based medications and coronary angiography. Guideline recommendations for managing ACS are often based on studies that exclude older patients, and more contemporary trials have been underpowered and produced inconsistent findings. There is also limited evidence for how frailty and comorbidity should influence management decisions. This review focuses on the current evidence base for the medical and percutaneous management of ACS in older patients and highlights the distinct need to enrol older patients with ACS into well-powered, large-scale randomized trials.
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