June 28, 1999Archives of Internal Medicine177 citations
View Full PaperTraditional Risk Factors and Subclinical Disease Measures as Predictors of First Myocardial Infarction in Older Adults
Structured PICO
Do traditional risk factors and subclinical disease measures predict the incidence of first myocardial infarction in older adults?
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Population
older adults
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Outcome
incidence of first myocardial infarctionhard clinical
Uncontrolled high blood pressure and fasting glucose are important predictors of first MI in older adults, emphasizing the critical need for blood pressure management in this population.
Abstract
After follow-up of 4.8 years, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose level, and selected subclinical disease measures were important predictors of the incidence of MI in older adults. Uncontrolled high blood pressure may explain about one quarter of the coronary events in this population.