Open AccessCharacteristics and Baseline Clinical Predictors of Future Fatal Versus Nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease Events in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Camille A. Pearte,
Curt D. Furberg,
Ellen S. O’Meara,
Bruce M. Psaty,
Lewis H. Kuller,
Neil R. Powe,
Teri A. Manolio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.610352
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , odds ratio , heart failure , cardiology , confidence interval , angina , population , diabetes mellitus , case fatality rate , epidemiology , environmental health , endocrinology
Although >80% of annual coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths occur in adults aged >65 years and the population is aging rapidly, CHD event fatality and its predictors in the elderly have not been well described.
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