Do you maintain an age cutoff for the use of triptans in healthy older patients without cardiovascular risk factors?
Do you perform routine screening for coronary artery disease in aging patients already taking these therapies?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I do not have an age cutoff for the use of triptans in older patients. I do not perform routine screening for coronary artery disease in aging patients already on triptan therapy. I do recommend 5HT1f agonist or CGRP antagonist over triptans if they have documented CAD, peripheral vascular...