摘要
1 Introduction Societies are ageing at an accelerated pace.This scenario is a well-known challenge for health care systems,as chronic diseases,multiple comorbidities and dependency are all entities that often converge in the elderly.Besides,there is an issue regarding a reduction in the general incidence of acute coronary syndrome(ACS)together with a delayed in the age of presentation,which,in sum,lead to an increase in both incidence and prevalence of ACS with age,especially non-ST elevation myocardial infarction(NSTEMI).