PROGNOSIS OF SILENT ISCHEMIA IN CHRONIC STABLE ANGINA IN THE ELDERLY

Authors
ARONOW WS
Citation
Ws. Aronow, PROGNOSIS OF SILENT ISCHEMIA IN CHRONIC STABLE ANGINA IN THE ELDERLY, Cardiology in the elderly, 3(5), 1995, pp. 346-351
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Cardiology in the elderly → ACNP
ISSN journal
10583661
Volume
3
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
346 - 351
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-3661(1995)3:5<346:POSIIC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The prevalence of silent ischemia increases with age. The studies revi ewed here show that silent ischemia is an independent predictor of new coronary events in patients with stable coronary artery disease with or without angina pectoris, and that the presence or absence of angina pectoris does not significantly change the prognosis in patients with silent ischemia. Reduction of silent ischemia by beta-blocker therapy is associated with a decrease in coronary events.