MI - MAKING THERAPEUTIC CHOICES WHEN THE OPTIONS ARE UNCLEAR

Aged adults are particularly susceptible to cardiac disease, with a hi gh incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and MI-related mortality. H ow to treat them is not completely understood, because the major thera peutic trials for MI have studied predominantly younger adults. Moreov er, these trials have tended to exclude women and patients with comorb idities, characteristics that are more typical of older cardiac patien ts. Therefore, whether these trials can be applied to our aged MI pati ents is unclear. This review analyzes data from earlier trials to bett er delineate their implications for the elderly MI patients that we fr equently treat.