Cholesterol and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-315

  Bo, Mario ^a   Fiandra, Umberto ^b   Fonte, Gianfranco ^b   Bobbio, Marco ^b   Fabris, Fabrizio ^b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032891544     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.3.313     Document Type: Article

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