Impact of an invasive strategy in the elderly hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome with emphasis on the nonagenarians.
Étienne L CouturePaul FarandMichel NguyenCatherine AllardGeorge A WellsSamer MansourStéphane RinfretJonathan AfilaloMark EisenbergMartine MontignySimon KouzMarc AfilaloClaude LauzonJean-Pierre DeryPhilippe L'AllierErick SchampaertJean-Claude TardifThao HuynhPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
The reduction in in-hospital mortality associated with an invasive strategy in elderly and nonagenarians presented with ACS is generating hypothesis and merits further studies to confirm these benefits and to guide clinicians in the management of these high-risk patients.