How do you approach revascularization in patients over 75 years with NSTEMI, given recent evidence from the SENIOR-RITA trial that an invasive strategy does not significantly reduce cardiovascular events compared to a conservative strategy?
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Cardiology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
The Senior-Rita trial was a randomized trial of nstemi patients over the age of 75 randomized to conservative therapy versus an invasive strategy plus optimal medical therapy. Non-fatal MI was more common in the conservative strategy group but overall a primary outcome event occurred in 25-26% in bo...