Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Chinese a Clinical Analysis of 631 Cases and Comparison with 389 Younger Cases

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 301-307

  Wang, Shi Wen ^a   Yu, Shu Yuan ^a   Zhen, Fu Ying ^a   Ren, Guo Chun ^b   Shio, Shu Fun ^c  

^a JINAN MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Shen Yong Red Cross Hospital ^*  (Japan)

^c Shen Yong ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese; Elderly; infarction; Myocardial

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGE; MONGOLOID RACE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0023779760     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.29.301     Document Type: Article

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