May 1, 2000The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly
Population
Elderly patients (over 70 years of age) with acute myocardial infarction
Design
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Discussion
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Implication
Persistent under-treatment in elderly AMI warrants scrutiny; leaves open optimal strategies to boost evidence-based therapy uptake.
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Population
Elderly patients (over 70 years of age) with acute myocardial infarction
Elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction are under-treated despite deriving significant benefit from standard therapies like aspirin, thrombolytics, beta-blockers, and ACE inhibitors.
Cite This Study
Reardon et al. (2000) studied this question.