title: Putting the Acute Coronary Syndrome in Context After 80 Years of Age.
authors.affiliation: From Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC. karen.alexander@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Karen P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D000072658:Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019209:Troponin C / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D019209:Troponin C
keywords: acute coronary syndrome; competing risk; elderly