Antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome

Abstract

Elderly adults constitute a rapidly increasing subgroup of patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome.Due to a higher risk of bleeding and more multiple complications in the elderly, the treatment of acute coronary syndrome is more conservative in these patients than in younger patients.The scarcity of evidence from randomized controlled trials makes antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients particularly challenging and controversial.This article reviews the current evidence on antithrombotic therapy for acute coronary syndrome in the elderly. Key words: Coronary; Thromboembolism