title: [Risk factor structure and specific clinical features of acute coronary syndrome in aged and elderly patients].
abstract: Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in elder patients encounters difficulty due to age-specific features of CHD resulting from a number of physiological and pathological changes associated with aging. This study was designed to analyse the structure of risk factors and clinical signs of ACS based on the examination of 176 patients of different age groups. It turned out that the number of risk factors and concomitant disorders grows with age. The occurrence and significance of certain risk factors (smoking, obesity) tends to change in the opposite direction. Old and very old patients show increased frequency of subtle and atypical forms of ACS. This together with variable ECG features on tribute to the difficulty of diagnosis.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Simonenko
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Shoĭmu
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Dem'ianenko
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors