Edad avanzada y factores de riesgo para infarto agudo de miocardio. / [Advanced age and risk factors for acute myocardial infarction]

ABSTRACT

This case-control study, analyzed the role of coronary risk factors in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the elderly, and established the nature of this association and the degree of risk. Data were derived from an investigation (1060 cases and 1071 controls) conducted in 35 coronary care units from clinical centres in Argentina between November 1991 and August 1994. Our analysis was based on data collected from subjects over age 65. Cases were 427 patients with AMI and without history of ischaemic heart disease. Controls were 396 subjects identified in the same centres as the cases. Odds ratios (OR) estimates and their 95