Acute myocardial infarction in elderly Chinese. A clinical analysis of 631 cases and comparison with 389 younger cases.

1,020 Chinese patients with documented acute myocardial infarction admitted to three hospitals between January 1960 and June 1984, including 631 patients aged 60 and over (mean age 69.2, 430 men) and 389 patients under 60 years (mean age 50.2, 333 men).

Elderly age (≥60 years)

Younger age (<60 years)

Presenting symptoms, major complications, and in-hospital mortality at 4 weeks or morehard clinical