2011
Age Differences in Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Use in U.S. Individuals
Tsai V, Goldstein MK, Hsia HH, Wang Y, Curtis J, Heidenreich PA, Registry O. Age Differences in Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Use in U.S. Individuals. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 1589-1595. PMID: 21883101, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03542.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD RegistryICD useNonarrhythmic deathHigh riskImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) useHigh comorbid burdenPrior myocardial infarctionRisk of deathHigh-risk individualsRisk stratification systemOlder U.S. adultsYounger age groupsComorbid burdenICD implantationEjection fractionICD recipientsPrimary preventionRetrospective studyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskLower riskAge groupsU.S. adultsYounger groupOlder adults
2001
Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: differences by age
Mehta R, Rathore S, Radford M, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: differences by age. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 736-741. PMID: 11527626, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01432-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAge-associated differencesElderly patientsClinical characteristicsAge groupsMyocardial infarctionThirty-day mortality rateMedicare beneficiaries ageOne-year mortalityPrior coronary diseaseProportion of patientsST-segment elevationOlder age groupsSignificant age-associated differencesChest painEffect of ageOlder patientsRenal insufficiencyCoronary diseaseHeart failureHospital admissionPatient characteristicsSuccessive age groupsSymptom onsetDiabetic patients