Prior Aspirin Use and Outcomes in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Portnay EL, Foody JM, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM. Prior Aspirin Use and Outcomes in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 967-974. PMID: 16168277, PMCID: PMC2790536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior aspirin useCondition-specific readmissionAspirin useMyocardial infarctionCause readmissionMedicare beneficiariesSix-month mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionElderly patientsMultivariable adjustmentPrognostic significanceHigh riskReadmissionLower riskLower mortalityPatientsOne monthMortalityMonthsInfarctionOne-thirdNational sampleRiskMarkersAssociation