General Internal Medicine

Geriatric Cardiology

Questions discussed in this category

Is there any benefit in maintaining statin or aspirin therapy in patients >75 years old with stable, multivessel ischemic heart disease in light of challenges encountered with polypharmacy?

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How do you approach the management of aortic stenosis in an elderly, frail patient with multiple comorbidities who is symptomatic but considered high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement?

3 Answers available

What is your approach to considering geriatric patients for complex PCI given their overall frailty and increased risk of complications such as bleeding and stroke?

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Should we routinely include geriatric functional assessments to determine candidacy for TAVR?

(ie., assessing gait speed, cognition, physical function, fall history, orthostatic vital signs, etc.)

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Circulation, 2016-11-22

Recommendations for Management of Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interactions With Statins and Select Agents Used in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

JAMA, 2022 Apr 26

Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2023 Nov 21

Long-Term Outcomes of Invasive vs Conservative Strategies for Older Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes.

The New England journal of medicine, 2023 Aug 26

Complete or Culprit-Only PCI in Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction.

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 2014-07

Futility, benefit, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

The New England journal of medicine, 2010 Sep 22

Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery.

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 2020 Feb 12

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty as a Bridge to Aortic Valve Replacement: A Contemporary Nationwide Perspective.

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