Prevalence, incidence and prognosis of recognized and unrecognized myocardial infarction in persons aged 75 years or older: The Bronx Aging Study
Nadelmann J, Frishman W, Ooi W, Tepper D, Greenberg S, Guzik H, Lazar E, Heiman M, Aronson M. Prevalence, incidence and prognosis of recognized and unrecognized myocardial infarction in persons aged 75 years or older: The Bronx Aging Study. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1990, 66: 533-537. PMID: 2392974, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90477-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQ-wave myocardial infarctionHistory of MIEvidence of MIMyocardial infarctionECG evidenceClinical historyNew Q-wave myocardial infarctionControl groupRisk of MINew myocardial infarctionUnrecognized myocardial infarctionCommunity-based subjectsGood diagnostic markerBronx Aging StudyAverage followMorbidity outcomesSubsequent morbidityProspective studyTotal mortality rateAnnual followControl subjectsMyocardial ischemiaMortality prognosisCardiovascular diseaseElectrocardiographic exams