The role of invasive therapies in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 553-560

  Nicolau, José C ^a   Lemos, Pedro A ^a   Wajngarten, Maurício ^a   Giraldez, Roberto R ^a   Serrano Jr , Carlos V ^a   Martinez, Eulógio E ^a   Baracioli, Luciano M ^a   Kalil, Roberto ^a   Jatene, Fábio B ^a   Dallan, Luis A ^a   Puig, Luis B ^a   Stolf, Noedir A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Elderly population; Long term outcome; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949120792     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000600010     Document Type: Article

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