Cardiac Management in the Frail Elderly Patient and the Oldest Old

1. Introduction: The Specificity of Geriatric Cardiology
Niccolò Marchionni, Alessandro Boccanelli

2. Cardiovascular Disease in the Oldest Old: A Geriatric Epidemiology Perspective
Mauro Bari, Daniela Balzi

3. Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Aging
Francesca Tarantini, Claudia Serio, Luigi Ferrucci

4. Frailty and Heart Disease
Antonio Cherubini, Fabiana Mirella Trotta, Alessandra Marengoni

5. Evidence-Based Versus Evidence-Biased Medicine in Geriatric Cardiology: From Trials to Real World
Matteo Monami, Mauro Bari

6. Polypharmacy
Nicola Ferrara, Graziamaria Corbi, Klara Komici, Giuseppe Rengo

7. Syncope and Unexplained Falls in the Elderly
Martina Rafanelli, Michele Brignole, Rose Anne Kenny

8. Hypertension in the Oldest Old, Beyond Guidelines
Enrico Mossello, Giovambattista Desideri, Andrea Ungar

9. New Challenges in Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: From Epidemiology to TAVI
Andreas W. Schoenenberger, Manuel Martínez-Sellés

10. Aging Kidney: Vascular Characteristics and Assessment
Andrea Ungar, Marcello Amato, Alice Ceccofiglio

11. Risk Assessment in Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery in Older Patients
Alessandra Pratesi, Samuele Baldasseroni, Iacopo Olivotto

12. Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly
Stefano Fumagalli, Debbie Gabbai, Luigi Padeletti, Harry J. Crijns, Gregory Y. H. Lip

13. Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Elderly Patients
Leonardo Bolognese, Stefano Savonitto

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Nephrology, Cardiac Surgery