Clinical Manifestation of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly
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Comparison of the Clinical Manifestations of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly and Non-elderly Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit of Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital of Zanjan
Background and Objective: Coronary artery disease is the main cause of death in most societies, which is fatal symbol of acute myocardial infarction. Early diagnosis and treatment of this disease is the greatest impact on survival. But the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction has always been a challenge, particularly in elderly patients due to atypical manifestation. Since a large proportio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Indonesia
سال: 2003
ISSN: 2252-8083,0853-1773
DOI: 10.13181/mji.v12i4.112