Comparison of outcomes in patients aged <75, 75 to 84, and ≥85 years with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (from the ACTION Registry-GWTG)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1382-1388

  Forman, Daniel E ^a,b   Chen, Anita Y ^c   Wiviott, Stephen D ^a   Wang, Tracy Y ^b,d   Magid, David J ^e,f   Alexander, Karen P ^b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149422205     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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