| Description |
1 online resource |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 19, 2015). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Epidemiology of coronary heart disease in the elderly -- Pathophysiology of the aging heart and its impact on interventions -- The role of geriatric preconditions (frailty and disability) in elderly patients and its possible impact on interventions -- Comorbid burden and its impact on outcome -- Coronary interventions in stable coronary heart disease -- PCI in elderly patients with ACS -- CABG versus PCI in elderly patients -- Non-coronary interventions in the elderly -- Pulmonary hypertension in the elderly : impact of age on diagnosis and therapy options -- Antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients -- Ethical aspects of interventional cardiology in geriatric patients. |
| Summary |
This book provides an in-depth review of current practices in the treatment of elderly patients with coronary artery disease. It presents an update of existing literature, reflecting the current science of elderly patients with stable angina, acute coronary syndromes, and patients who go on to receive coronary artery bypass grafting procedures. Evidence is often limited or non-existent in the elderly patient group. As such, the main challenge for further research is to define the role of geriatric preconditions and their impact on outcomes. This book aims to clarify if existing cardiological outcome values such as mortality can be applied to elderly patients, or if other values are more suitable parameters for measuring interventional success. Interventional Cardiology in the Elderly discusses the epidemiological, pathophysiological and ethical aspects of each of these topics and is hence an essential resource for all practicing interventional cardiologists. |
| Subject |
Older people.
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Coronary heart disease -- Surgery.
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Heart -- Diseases -- Treatment.
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MEDICAL / Surgery / General.
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Coronary heart disease -- Surgery.
(OCoLC)fst00879566
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Heart -- Diseases -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00953569
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Older people. (OCoLC)fst01199093
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| Added Author |
Rittger, Harald, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Printed edition: 9783319211411 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-3-319-21142-8 doi |
| ISBN |
9783319211428 (electronic bk.) |
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3319211420 (electronic bk.) |
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