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Acute coronary syndrome management in older adults: guidelines, temporal changes and challenges

Author(s) -

Christopher Saunderson,

Richard Brogan,

A. D. Simms,

George C. Sutton,

P D Batin,

Chris P Gale

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu034

Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , guideline , disadvantaged , intensive care medicine , coronary artery disease , acute care , disease , disease management , emergency medicine , health care , myocardial infarction , pathology , political science , parkinson's disease , law , economics , economic growth

Advancing age is a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease and is an important indicator of outcome after acute coronary syndrome. As the number of older adults increases, the burden of cardiovascular disease is set to grow particularly as older adults remain disadvantaged in the delivery of acute cardiac care. This article reviews the temporal changes in the provision of guideline recommended therapies for the management of acute coronary syndrome, discusses reasons for age-dependent inequalities in care and the challenges facing clinicians.

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