on behalf of the Italian Society of Geriatric Cardiology, (Società Italiana di Cardiologia Geriatrica - SICGe), via Matteotti 7, 50121 Florence, Italy; University of Florence, Head, Division of General Cardiology, Cardiothoracovascular Department, A.O.U. Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.