Citation
Kj. Mukamal et al., Evaluation of sex-related differences in survival after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction, AM J CARD, 88(7), 2001, pp. 768
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149
→ ACNP
Volume
88
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20011001)88:7<768:EOSDIS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
In a study of 1,935 early survivors of acute myocardial infarction, we foun
d that age modifies the relation of sex with long-term survival. Mortality
rates are higher among women aged <50 years, similar among men and women be
tween ages 50 and 69, and higher among men aged <greater than or equal to>7
0.