Body mass index and preinfarction angina in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 796-801

  Abete, Pasquale ^a   Cacciatore, Francesco ^a,c   Ferrara, Nicola ^b,c   Calabrese, Claudio ^a,c   De Santis, Domenico ^a   Testa, Gianluca ^a   Galizia, Gianluigi ^a   Del Vecchio, Stefania ^a   Leosco, Dario ^a   Condorelli, Mario ^a   Napoli, Claudio ^a,d   Rengo, Franco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body mass index; Elderly; Mortality; Preinfarction angina

Indexed keywords

ANGINOSE STATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEART INFARCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANIMALIA;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0142120173     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/78.4.796     Document Type: Article

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