Diagnostic and therapeutic advances during the past decades have substantially improved
health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome. Both age-related physiological …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is highly prevalent in older adults, yet its management
remains challenging. Treatment choices are made complex by the frailty burden of older …

Background: Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and bleeding
complications after an acute coronary syndrome and display higher on-clopidogrel platelet …

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the developed world.
Advanced age is the single strongest risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and …

Older patients are underrepresented in prospective studies and randomized clinical trials of
acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Over the last decade, a few specific trials have been …

The clinical evidence for treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the elderly is less
robust than in patients younger than 75 years. The elderly have the highest incidence of …

The global population of older adults is expanding rapidly resulting in a shift towards
managing multiple chronic diseases that coexist and may be exacerbated by cardiovascular …

The epidemiology and management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) have
evolved. We aimed to describe recent demographics and therapeutic changes in the Italian …

Introduction Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been classified according to the finding
of ST-segment elevation on the presenting electrocardiogram, with different treatment …

Coronary angiography (CA) is the basis of an invasive management strategy in non-ST
elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). There are limited contemporary data on …