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Ageism camouflaged as medical judgment – why is PCI reserved for more stable elderly ACS patients?

29 August 2026 (13:15 - 14:00)
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Congress Presentation Part of: Complex decisions in revascularisation: age, extent, and device strategy Revascularisation ESC Professional Premium Access ESC Congress 2026 European Society of Cardiology

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Doctor Tamara Filipovic

(Serbia)

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Is there an acceptable level of incomplete revascularization after PCI in elderly ACS?
Doctor B. Bahtiyar (Ankara, TR)
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Complete revascularization according to age in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: 10-year outcome from the DANAMI-3–PRIMULTI trial
Doctor Y. Zhou (Copenhagen, DK)
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Perioperative colchicine increases hospital-acquired infections without reducing major cardiovascular complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting after acute coronary syndrome
Mr L. Cartaxo Sampaio (Sao Paulo, BR)
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Drug-coated balloon strategy and major bleeding in high-bleeding-risk acute coronary syndrome
Doctor J. Yabuta (JP)
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Less metal, same outcomes: drug-coated balloon PCI in acute coronary syndrome - real-world registry data
Doctor F. Rode (Zagreb, HR)
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