Comparative analysis of acute coronary syndrome in the elderly and the young: A hospital-based observational study

Background: The high prevalence of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and the imminent transition of a proportion of the population into the geriatric age group are issues vital to the health-care delivery system. We wished to compare the risk factors, clinical presentation, echocardiographic and angiographic findings, complications, and in-hospital outcomes of ACS in the elderly and the younger population and identify the predictors of mortality in the elderly. Materials and Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was performed on patients hospitalized with ACS over a 12-month period. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of all included patients were analyzed after categorizing them as Groups I (>60 years; n = 188) and II (