Key result
This review summarizes the clinical presentation, identification, and management of non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in the elderly population.
Why the study?
NSTEMI incidence is growing, advanced age predicts poorer outcomes, and management in the elderly is often complex due to comorbidities and geriatric conditions.
This article reviews the clinical presentation, identification, and management of NSTEMI in the elderly population, highlighting the complexity introduced by comorbidities and geriatric conditions.
Special attention to comorbidities is warranted in elderly ACS; leaves open optimal strategies for this growing high-risk population.
Ischemic heart disease constitutes the leading cause of death in Western countries. The general incidence of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), especially non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), is growing. Advanced age is both a strong risk factor for ACS and an independent predictor of poorer clinical outcomes. Management of this entity is often complex in the elderly, while special attention should be focused on comorbidities and geriatric conditions. This article aims to review clinical presentation, identification and management of NSTEMI in the elderly population.
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Jiménez-Méndez et al. (2021) conducted a review in Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). This review summarizes the clinical presentation, identification, and management of non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in the elderly population.
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