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The greying of cardiology: implications for management
  1. Nanette K Wenger
  1. Correspondence to:
    Professor Nanette K Wenger
    Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA; nwenger{at}emory.edu

Abstract

“The development of new therapies and devices should reflect the dominant population that will ultimately use them—in the case of cardiovascular therapies and devices, this is exemplified by elderly patients”

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  • Research grants/contracts/trial, Steering Committee: Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, Pfizer

    Consultantship: Cardiology Consultant, Bristol Myers Squibb; Women’s Advisory Board, CV Therapeutics; Sanofi-Aventis; NitroMed Heart Failure Advisory Board; Leadership Council for Improving Cardiovascular Care (LCIC) Executive Committee, Schering-Plough; GlaxoSmithKline; AstraZeneca AB; Abbott

    Speakers Bureau (CME): Pfizer, Novartis, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, NitroMed, CV Therapeutics