Patients older than 80 years are a fast growing population in our daily practice. The decision making process is difficult due to different expectations and specific issues related to the revascularisation strategy.
It was the theme of the year for EuroPCR 2009.
Do we need to achieve complete revascularisation in the elderly? If not , how can we evaluate the lesions to be treated? What is the best arterial access for these patients? Can we use safely DES in complex lesions? How to manage antiplatelet therapy?
Some of the questions raised by this live case
PCI in the very elderly (45 min.)
Speaker: B. Chevalier, T. Hovasse
What are the expectations of this population
Translating patient's expectations into therapeutic strategies(14 min.)
Speaker: F. Eberli
How to treat these patients? Medical treatment
Specific challenges of medical treatment in the elderly
Speaker: M. Pfisterer
PCI
Role of PCI in very elderly patients and how to minimise complications
Speaker: M. Moreno
CABG
Role of CABG in very elderly patients and how to minimise complications
Speaker: D. De Cannière
How different is the management of these patients in the most frequent clinical settings?
Stable angina
The elderly patient with stable angina: angiographic guidance and beyond
Speaker: J. Goldstein
Acute coronary syndrome
PCI for ACS in Elderly Patients. Options for revascularizations.
Speaker: S. El Tobgy
Acute myocardial infarction
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the elderly
Speaker: C. Kaiser
