Does angina the week before protect against first myocardial infarction in elderly patients?

Mortality rates for coronary artery disease are greater in elderly patients. Although prodromal angina occurring shortly before an acute myocardial infarction (MI) has protective effects against ischemia, this effect has not been well documented in older patients. This study investigated whether ang...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2001, Vol.87 (1), p.11-15
Hauptverfasser:	Navarro, Manuel Jiménez, Gómez-Doblas, Juan José, Alonso-Briales, Juan, Garcı́a, José Marı́a Hernández, Gómez, Gemma, Alcántara, Angel Garcı́a, Rodriguez-Bailón, Isabel, Barrera, Alberto, Montiel, Angel, Caliani, Juan S.Espinosa, de Teresa, Eduardo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Angina Pectoris - complications Angina Pectoris - physiopathology Arrhythmias, Cardiac - complications Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Coronary heart disease Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Heart attacks Hospital Mortality Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - complications Myocardial Infarction - mortality Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology Older people Prevention Prognosis Regression Analysis Retrospective Studies Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Mortality rates for coronary artery disease are greater in elderly patients. Although prodromal angina occurring shortly before an acute myocardial infarction (MI) has protective effects against ischemia, this effect has not been well documented in older patients. This study investigated whether angina 1 week before a first MI provides protection in this group of patients. A total of 290 consecutive elderly (>64 years old, n = 143) and adult patients (
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01264-9