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This review examines the current literature regarding the presentation, pharmacotherapy, and interventional management of acute coronary syndromes in elderly and very elderly populations.
This review summarizes the presentation, pharmacotherapy, and interventional management of acute coronary syndromes specifically in elderly and very elderly patients.
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Guides ACS management considerations in elderly patients; leaves open gaps for prospective research in very elderly cohorts.
The elderly and very elderly represent an increasing proportion of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. This review examines the current literature regarding the presentation and management of acute coronary syndromes in all their aspects and relates the available data to the elderly and very elderly populations. The specific fields relating to presentation and symptoms, pharmacotherapy and interventional and surgical treatment are discussed and the entities of non-ST-elevation and ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes are dealt with individually.
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David A. Halon (2005) conducted a review in Acute coronary syndromes. This review examines the current literature regarding the presentation, pharmacotherapy, and interventional management of acute coronary syndromes in elderly and very elderly populations.
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