Acute Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Characteristics, Management and Outcome in a Metropolitan Veterans Affairs Medical Center Teaching Hospital
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 April 1997
Judith K. Mickelson, Cynthia M Blum, Jane M. Geraci
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The use of thrombolytic agents and invasive treatment plans declined with age, and mortality increased with age; trends toward increased mortality occurred with non-Q wave infarctions and race other than Caucasian.
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The use of thrombolytic agents and invasive treatment plans declined with age, and mortality increased with age. Trends toward increased mortality occurred with non-Q wave infarctions and race other than Caucasian.
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