Coronary artery disease in the elderly.
Clearly, management of heart disease is quite different in the elderly than in younger patients, and it represents a significant problem in light of the increasing numbers of elderly patients. For physicians, the challenges are to recognize the many cardiac entities, to avoid the problems that can result from prescribing drugs in dosages similar to those given to younger patients, and to acquire a better understanding of cardiac anatomy and physiology associated with the aging process.
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Department of Medicine, University of California, College of Medicine, Irvine.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male