Reducing Post-Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the Elderly. The Power and Promise of Secondary Prevention**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1255-1257

  Boden, William E ^a   Maron, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40949089818     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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