Age-related increase in mortality among patients with first myocardial infarctions treated with thrombolysis. The Investigators of the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico (GISSI-2).
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Abstract
The overall rate of mortality due to ischemic heart disease is known to increase progressively
with age. We evaluated the relation between the mortality rate and age in patients
with first myocardial infarctions treated with thrombolytic therapy.