Association between Functional Status and Use and Effectiveness of Beta-Blocker Prophylaxis in Elderly Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 495-501

  Vitagliano, Gail ^a,b   Curtis, Jeptha P ^a   Concato, John ^a,b   Feinstein, Alvan R ^a   Radford, Martha J ^a,c,d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,c,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Psychology Service   (United States)

^c QUALIDIGM   (United States)

^d Center for Children's Environmental Toxicology   (United States)

^e YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Beta blockers; Elderly; Functionally impaired elderly; Myocardial infarction; Survival

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842851859     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52153.x     Document Type: Article

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