Why the study?
How does age impact clinical presentation, treatment with evidence-based therapies, and mortality in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome?
How does age impact clinical presentation, treatment with evidence-based therapies, and mortality in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome?
Older patients with acute coronary syndrome are a high-risk population that remains undertreated with evidence-based therapies and experiences worse short-term mortality compared to younger patients.
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Older ACS patients show slower mortality reductions; leaves open whether targeted strategies can close age gaps in outcomes.
Ahmed et al. (2012) studied this question.
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