Clinical profile of acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-111

  Bhatia, Lovleen C ^a   Naik, Ruchi H ^b  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atypical presentation; Congestive cardiac failure; Dyspnea; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPNEA; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 84880514984     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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