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Coronary angioplasty in octogenarians with emergent coronary syndromes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Title
Coronary angioplasty in octogenarians with emergent coronary syndromes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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Trials, September 2014
DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-15-349
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Berglind Libungan, Geir Hirlekar, Per Albertsson

Abstract

Invasive treatment (coronary angiography and intervention if feasible) of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has been shown to lead to better outcomes than medical therapy alone, but the elderly have been under-represented in many of the studies. In the elderly, medical therapy is common in ACS. Fear of complications related to the procedure and unclear benefit in older patients are common reasons for invasive procedures being withheld. Our hypothesis is that invasive treatment of elderly patients with ACS will lead to a better outcome in terms of survival and quality of life than medical therapy alone, with acceptable risk.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 69 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 12 17%
Student > Master 9 13%
Student > Postgraduate 6 9%
Student > Bachelor 6 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 9%
Other 12 17%
Unknown 18 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 33 48%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 6%
Psychology 3 4%
Unspecified 2 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Other 5 7%
Unknown 21 30%