title: [The elderly patient in cardiology].
abstract: This paper summarizes the special aspects of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. Arterial hypertension, heart failure and electrical disturbances may often lead to a different therapeutic approach in this clinical setting. Myocardial infarction is often complicated and may lead to considerable disability; therefore, thrombolytic therapy should be considered also in elderly patients. Coronary angioplasty and heart surgery are successfully performed in patients greater than or equal to 80 years of age, but special consideration has to be given to the functional states and the presence of concomitant disease in these patients.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
vernacular_title: Der ältere Patient in der Kardiologie.