Key result
This narrative review summarizes existing data regarding the prevention of stroke, coronary artery disease, and peripheral artery disease in older adults, particularly those aged 75 years or older.
Why the study?
Older adults, particularly those over 75 years, have been historically underrepresented in clinical trials evaluating cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.
This review highlights the need for tailored cardiovascular disease prevention strategies in older adults, particularly those over 75, who are historically underrepresented in clinical trials.
May warrant individualized prevention in adults ≥75; leaves open optimal strategies pending dedicated trials.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common in older adults. CVD is a significant cause of both death and disability in old age. Though the prevention and treatment of CVD have been extensively studied, historically older adults and especially those older than 75 years have been underrepresented in clinical investigations designed to determine the best way to prevent or treat CVD. As a result, geriatrics clinicians frequently need to decide which interventions to recommend for their patients by extrapolation from existing data, which may or may not be applicable to the patients they are caring for. This narrative review summarizes existing data regarding the prevention of three common CVDs in older adults: stroke, coronary artery disease, and peripheral artery disease. Special emphasis is given to the prevention of CVD in those aged 75 years or older. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1098-1106, 2020.
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Coll et al. (2020) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease prevention strategies was evaluated. This narrative review summarizes existing data regarding the prevention of stroke, coronary artery disease, and peripheral artery disease in older adults, particularly those aged 75 years or older.
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