Age-Related Increase in Mortality among Patients with First Myocardial Infarctions Treated with Thrombolysis
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- 11 November 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 329 (20) , 1442-1448
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199311113292002
Abstract
The overall rate of mortality due to ischemic heart disease is known to increase progressively with age. We evaluated the relation between the mortality rate and age in patients with first myocardial infarctions treated with thrombolytic therapy.Keywords
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