Open AccessUncommon Manifestations Of Common Vascular Disease In The Elderly
Author(s) -
Aparna Vancheswaran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hsoa journal of gerontology and geriatric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2381-8662
DOI - 10.24966/ggm-8662/100079
Subject(s) - disease , medicine , vascular disease , intensive care medicine , population , pathology , surgery , environmental health
Vascular disease may manifest atypically in elderly patients due to presence of comorbid conditions, age related physiologic changes and frailty. Here we outline some of these uncommon clinical presentations of common vascular disease and discuss how management must change to effectively diagnose and treat these conditions specifically in an elderly population.