Should your Patient have that Cardiac Intervention?

Should your Patient have that Cardiac Intervention? - #26

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Use geriatric assessment tools to determine appropriateness of invasive cardiac interventions.

Elderly patient with cardiac disease indicating invasive intervention.

Determine appropriateness of invasive cardiac intervention in the geriatric cardiology patient through assessment of their overall physical health, cognition and function and social situation.

  • List geriatric assessment principles to help identify patients who may benefit from invasive intervention.
  • Identify factors that may increase morbidity and mortality in older adults with heart disease.
  • Formulate appropriate prognosis of life expectancy.
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This GFF ___ my competence in geriatrics.

Gabriel Manzi MD, Catherine Malmsten MD, Guru Krishnan, Nicholas Dreger, Kathryn Denson MD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin