SYMPTOMS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN OLD AGE: CLINICAL CASE, RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE STUDIES

SYMPTOMS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN OLD AGE: CLINICAL CASE, RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE STUDIES

In a clinical case study (n=71), a retrospective study (n=96), and a prospective study (n=60, 10 cases and 50 controls)—all of a duration of three years—prevalence and kind of symptoms of myocardial infarction in geriatric long-term care patients were studied. The findings suggest a low diagnostic a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Age and ageing 1986-03, Vol.15 (2), p.99-104
Hauptverfasser: WROBLEWSKI, MAREK, MIKULOWSKI, PAWEL, STEEN, BERTIL
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Diabetes Complications
Dyspnea
Electrocardiography
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myocardial Infarction - pathology
Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology
Pain
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Thorax
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Zusammenfassung:In a clinical case study (n=71), a retrospective study (n=96), and a prospective study (n=60, 10 cases and 50 controls)—all of a duration of three years—prevalence and kind of symptoms of myocardial infarction in geriatric long-term care patients were studied. The findings suggest a low diagnostic accuracy of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly. The clinical features seem to be different compared to those of younger patients. Intense dyspnoea, syncope and weakness are more common than chest pain.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/15.2.99