title: [Chronic ischaemic heart disease in the elderly].
abstract: It is the aim of this manuscript to take into account the peculiarities and specific characteristics of elderly patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease from a multidisciplinary perspective, with the participation of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (sections of Geriatric Cardiology and Ischaemic Heart Disease/Acute Cardiovascular Care), the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine, the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians and the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology. This consensus document shows that in order to adequately address these elderly patients a comprehensive assessment is needed, which includes comorbidity, frailty, functional status, polypharmacy and drug interactions. We conclude that in most patients medical treatment is the best option and that this treatment must take into account the above factors and the biological changes associated with aging.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC), Sección de Cardiología Geriátrica, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Europea y Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España. Electronic address: mmselles@secardiologia.es.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sellés
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI), Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud (FIMABIS), Málaga, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gómez Huelgas
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC), Sección de Cardiopatía Isquémica y Cuidados Agudos Cardiovasculares, Servicio de Cardiología y Unidad Coronaria, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abu-Assi
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN), Centro de Salud Rosa Luxemburgo, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG), Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Vidán
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D019338:Polypharmacy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013030:Spain
keywords: Anciano; Cardiopatía isquémica; Comorbidity; Comorbilidad; Elderly; Ischemic heart disease