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Table 2 Pharmacotherapy profile in patients with NSTE-ACS according to age category

From: Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes; clinical landscape, management strategy and in-hospital outcomes: an age perspective

Medication

<65 Years

≥ 65 Years

p value

N (%)

Aspirina

133 (98.5%)

68 (98.5%)

0.9

P2Y12 inhibitor

134 (99.3%)

65 (100%)

0.4

Heparin

97 (71.9%)

46 (70.8%)

0.8

B-blockers

105 (77.8%)

49 (75.4%)

0.7

Nitrate

80 (59.3%)

42 (64.6%)

0.4

Calcium channel blockers

11 (8.1%)

10 (15.4%)

0.1

ACEI/ARBs

57 (42.2%)

27 (41.5%)

0.9

Statin

123 (91.1%)

53 (81.5%)

0.051

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist

9 (6.7%)

12 (18.5%)

0.01

Loop diuretics

21 (15.6%)

16 (24.6%)

0.1

  1. aIncluding a patient with dipyridamole use instead of aspirin because of history of aspirin allergy