Is the contemporary care of the older persons with acute coronary syndrome evidence-based?

Figure 1. Current European Society of Cardiology recommendations on the management of older patients with acute coronary syndrome. This figure use illustrations from Servier Medical Art Image Bank. These are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License that permits adaptation and sharing of the material for any purpose. Full license details can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Figure 2. Evidence on the management of older patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Figure 3. Evidence on the management of older patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.

Figure 4. Limitations of studies used as a basis for guideline recommendations in older patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome. This figure use illustrations from Servier Medical Art Image Bank. These are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License that permits adaptation and sharing of the material for any purpose. Full license details can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Figure 5. Summary of the evidence base for considerations in patient-centred, informed choices, and decision-making as recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, European Society of Cardiology, and AHA/ACC guidelines. Specifically, guidance on how clinicians should consider these factors are missing. This figure use illustrations from Servier Medical Art Image Bank. These are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License that permits adaptation and sharing of the material for any purpose. Full license details can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/