RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 156
OP 162
VO 62
IS 3
A1 Tresch, Donald D.
A1 Berkompas, Duane
YR 1995
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/3/156.abstract
AB SUMMARY Thrombolysis and other new therapies have proved beneficial in elderly patients with myocardial infarction, but are underused in this age group. Because elderly patients are at greater cardiac risk than younger patients, they have more to gain from treatment. However, these treatments may pose more risk for elderly patients. Physicians must constantly assess the elderly patient's risk status and make treatment decisions based on risk-benefit analysis.