Abstract: . . .  hanno individuato nei soggetti anziani i fat- Key words: Aging; Coronary angioplasty; Ischemic heart disease. 2005 CEPI Srl I contenuti di questo lavoro sono stati presentati in parte nel Minimaster Coronary interventional cardiology for clinical cardiologists. XXXV Congresso Nazionale ANMCO (Firenze, 22-26 maggio 2004). Ricevuto il 28 ottobre 2004; nuova stesura il 19 gennaio 2005; accettato il 21 gennaio 2005. Per la corrispondenza: Dr. Giorgio Baralis Laboratorio di Emodinamica A.O. S. Croce e Carle Via M. Coppino, 26 12100 Cuneo E-mail: baralis.g@ ospedale.cuneo.it Rassegne L angioplastica nellanziano Giorgio Baralis, Giuseppe Steffenino, Antonio Dellavalle, Eugenio La Scala Laboratorio di Emodinamica, A.O. S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo Due to increasing age in the general population, patients > 75 years are more and more often sub- mitted to cardiac catheterization. These patients have, in general, more severe and diffuse coronary disease, more severe comorbidities, and a higher risk for periprocedural complications. Elderly pa- tients have traditionally been excluded from most clinical trials of coronary interventions, and most often receive medical undertreatment in clinical practice. The basis of evidence for an early invasive strategy, . . .
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