title: Therapeutic goals: quality and quantity of life.
abstract: The elderly population is projected to increase from the present 11 per cent of the overall population to 20 per cent by the year 2020. The efforts of the medical community are directed toward extending the quantity of life. However, economic necessity and technologic advance in medicine will dictate the health care delivery to the elderly, as quality of life becomes a major factor in therapeutic decision making.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sager
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D009566:Nitrates