Geriatric cardiology and the Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology 2015

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Nanette Wenger, Emory University; Chang-Sheng Ma, Capital Medical University China
• Language: English
• Date: 2016-04-20
• Publisher: Science Press
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: ©2016 JGC All rights reserved
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.04.013
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC
• ISSN: 1671-5411
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 279
• End Page: 281
• Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; GWICC 2015; The elderly; ST-elevation myocardial infarction
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, General; Health Sciences, Health Care Management; Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

The burgeoning geriatric population worldwide has resulted in an unprecedented challenge to the cardiology community. Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population, but its recognition and management are characteristically confounded by substantial comorbidities, polypharmacy, and other complexities of care, not encountered in younger cardiac patients.