title: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Intervention in Older Persons with Acute Coronary Syndrome-Part II.
abstract: This is Part II of a two-part article on treatment of acute coronary syndrome in the older population. Part I (published in the October issue of Clinical Geriatrics) analyzed the differential utilization of invasive therapies with respect to age and heart disease. Part II summarizes information from the literature on acute coronary syndrome outcomes from invasive treatments (percutaneous coronary interventions or coronary artery bypass grafting) among older persons.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Sheridan is from the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine; Dr. Stearns and Ms. D'Arcy are from the Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health; Dr. Massing is from the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Dr. Stouffer is from the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine; and Dr. Carey is from Sheps Center for Health Services Research, all at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Brett C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Sally C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stearns
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Massing
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Stouffer
authors.forename: Laura P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: D'Arcy
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Carey