Another Piece of the Complex Puzzle: Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Older Adults

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oronary artery disease is highly prevalent in our rapidly aging population.Projections anticipate a 2-fold increase in the size of the population ≥65 years old by 2050, with an estimated 1 in 5 in the United States being >65 years old by 2030. 1 CAD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults who tend to have more multivessel and left main CAD than younger adults.Because of the exclusion of older, particularly multimorbid and frail older adults from most of our clinical trials, the optimal treatment of CAD in this population is often unclear, but such information is critical to improving their outcomes.2 A patient-centered approach that takes into consideration the patient's overall condition including comorbidities, functional status, frailty, cognitive skills, and personal preferences should be the goal, with age itself being only 1 factor.

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