1 Introduction Prior to 1970,the slow,steady and substantial development of medical knowledge over centuries for improved well being and survival from birth was not matched by the elderly population.Since 1970,however,the elderly have also shared in these developments,exhibiting substantial improvement in survival among people over 60 years of age.It is also been since 1970 that geriatric cardiology has experienced dynamic progress.This is indicated by the US vital statistics,Table 1.
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