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Do patients with ACS aged 90 years or older receive the same standard of care as younger patients?

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boxed-textSkolnick AH et al. (2007) Characteristics, management, and outcomes of 5,557 patients age ≥90 years with acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE initiative. J Am Coll Cardiol 49: 1790–1797

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