The influence of age on health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Ho PM, Eng MH, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Peterson PN, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Alexander KP, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA. The influence of age on health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2008, 155: 855-861. PMID: 18440332, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYears of ageSurvivors of AMIHealth status outcomesOlder patientsBetter HRQLHigh mortalityMyocardial infarctionStatus outcomesSeattle Angina QuestionnaireBaseline health statusHealth-related qualityNumber of patientsInfluence of ageAngina burdenBaseline anginaAngina QuestionnaireAngina symptomsClinical characteristicsProspective cohortYounger patientsMultivariable analysisRisk factorsSpectrum of ageHRQL