OBJECTIVE: The age is a risk factor of severity observed in the most important prognostics systems (APACHE II, SAPS, etc..), as well as a limitation in the critical therapy. We studied the evolution and survival of those patients that suffered cardiac arrest and resucitation in relationship with the age.METHODS: We studied those patients that suffered cardiac arrest during to stay in CCU and those that had cardiac arrest prior to CCU admission for 2 years. A total of 170 patients were studied, 62p (36%) suffered cardiac arrest prior to CCU admission (group I), and 108 p. (64%) suffered cardiac arrest for to stay in CCU. In both group the male were most frecuently, mean age 59 ± 14 years. 14 p.(23%) older than 70 y. in the group I and 19 p (18%) in the group II. We analized demographics variables, severity of patient illness to CCU admission (Apache II, did not calculate in coronary disease), neurological impairement ( we divided two group according to Glasgow coma score < o 7 points), impairement of others organics system and survival. Statistical Analysis: T-student and CHI-squared test were used with p < 0.05 significance.Results:Conclusions: In our population there was no significant difference with regard to complication and mortality in the older patients for admitted in CCU. Therefore we considerated that the age had not relationship with the evolution and survival after cardiac arrest. There was not a relationship between the complications and mortality with the ederly men.