Survival in the elderly after acute myocardial infarction: room for more improvement.

The authors reflect on the survival rate of elderly following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The authors state the higher risk of mortality in older persons with AMI as compared to younger patients due to the connection of increasing age with co-morbidity. The authors also mention the develop...

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Publicado en:Age & Ageing Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 739 - 741
Autores principales: Mangion, Kenneth, Berry, Colin
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Nov2014
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