Journal article
Long-term Trends in Short-term Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to examine the magnitude of, and 20-year trends in, age differences in short-term outcomes among men and women hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in central Massachusetts.
METHODS: The study population consisted of 5907 male and 4406 female residents of the Worcester, MA, metropolitan area hospitalized at all greater Worcester medical centers with AMI between 1986 and 2005.
Authors
Nguyen HL; Saczynski JS; Gore JM; Waring ME; Lessard D; Yarzebski J; Reed G; Spencer FA; Li S-X; Goldberg RJ
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 124, No. 10, pp. 939–946
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.05.023
ISSN
0002-9343