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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2007; 49:1790-1797, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.066 (Published online 13 April 2007).
© 2007 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of 5,557 Patients Age ≥90 Years With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Results From the CRUSADE Initiative

Adam H. Skolnick, MD*, Karen P. Alexander, MD{dagger}, Anita Y. Chen, MS{dagger}, Matthew T. Roe, MD, MSH{dagger}, Charles V. Pollack, Jr, MD, MA{ddagger}, E. Magnus Ohman, MD{dagger}, John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD§, W. Brian Gibler, MD||, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH{dagger} and David J. Cohen, MD, MSc*,¶,*

* Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
{dagger} Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
{ddagger} Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
§ Denver VA Medical Center/University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
|| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.


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  		Figure 1 Relationship Between In-Hospital Mortality Across Each Age Group With Increasing Adherence to Recommended Therapies

Guideline-recommended therapies included acute (<24 h) aspirin, acute beta-blockers, acute heparin and cardiac catheterization within 48 h, and receipt of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for patients undergoing early catheterization. Patients who were transferred out were excluded from this analysis.

 

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  		Figure 2 Relationship Between the Number of Therapies Provided and the Incidence of In-Hospital Major Bleeding in Each Group, Including Only the "Ideal Patient Cohort"

Therapies considered included acute (<24 h) aspirin, acute heparin, acute clopidogrel, and catheterization within 48 h with or without the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors. Patients who were transferred out or who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery during the hospitalization were excluded from this analysis.

 




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