Young and Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Differences in Risk Factors and Angiographic Characteristics
Sagris M, Theofilis P, Mistakidou V, Oikonomou E, Tsioufis K, Tousoulis D. Young and Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Differences in Risk Factors and Angiographic Characteristics. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2024 PMID: 38734305, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2024.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulse wave velocityFlow-mediated dilationSingle-vessel diseaseAngiographic characteristicsMyocardial infarctionAugmentation indexOlder patientsCompared to older patientsRisk factorsMI patientsRates of diabetes mellitusPatient baseline characteristicsYoung MI patientsLower pulse wave velocityBiomarkers of inflammationAge groupsCentral augmentation indexCoronary artery diseaseBlood test resultsRisk factor profileIncidence of myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionYoung adultsMedian ageYounger age groups