RISK-FACTORS FOR NEW CORONARY EVENTS IN A LARGE COHORT OF VERY ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE

Independent risk factors for new coronary events in older men include age, prior coronary artery disease, cigarette smoking, systemic hypert ension, diabetes mellitus, serum total cholesterol, and serum high-den sity Lipoprotein cholesterol (inverse association). Independent risk f actors for new coronary events in older women include age, prior coron ary artery disease, cigarette smoking, systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, serum total cholesterol, serum high-density lipoprotein cho lesterol (inverse association), and serum triglycerides (weak associat ion).