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Effect of Age on Mortality and MI After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Age is extremely relevant to prognosis at any stage in the evolution of an acute coronary syndrome. Patients over the age of 75 have a three-fold increase in the incidence of death or MI at six weeks after presenting with unstable angina or non-Q-wave MI [1]. (Table 1).
Despite the acknowledged risks of bleeding with anti-platelet therapy in the elderly, the relative reduction in risk of MI and death using these strategies justifies their consideration in this high-risk subgroup.
Fig. 1. Six-week outcomes for patients with unstable angina and NQWMI: Effect of race, age, and gender.
Stone, PH et al. JAMA 1996; 275: 1104-1112.
1. Stone PH, et al. JAMA 1996; 275: 1104-1112.
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