Myocardial infarction in patients over 90 years of age
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Myocardial infarction in patients over 90 years of age
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the trend in increasing life expectancy in relation to heart attack and cardiac catheterization. METHODS A retrospective study of very elderly patients over 90 years of age (study group) and between 70 and 79 years of age (control group) with myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome who underwent coronary angiography was conducted. RE...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Interventions in Aging
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1178-1998
DOI: 10.2147/cia.s29045