Acute Coronary Syndrome in Octogenerians: Management Perspectives

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Sunil Modi Ranjan Modi

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Ranjan Modi
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India

A B S T R A C T

Current guidelines for acute coronary syndrome are derived from the data in randomized clinical trials and metanalysis conducted in patients. These patients are generally of younger age. The data of acute coronary syndrome in octogenarians is mainly derived from registries. This mid and long-term data regarding medical therapy or interventions in octogenarians is low in number with smaller subsets of patients. Most of the physicians are reluctant to use the same guidelines in these elderly patients due to increased chances of complications. This article reviews the available data and literature in acute coronary syndrome in octogenarians and provides management perspectives for these elderly patients.

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Review Article

Publication history

Received: Wed 12, Aug 2020
Accepted: Sat 22, Aug 2020
Published: Sat 29, Aug 2020

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© 2023 Ranjan Modi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JICOA.2020.04.19