Abstract

LORENZO VELAZQUEZ, Bertha M et al. Morbidity in Acute Myocardial Infarction in patients older than 60 years. Coronary Intensive Care Units- 2004. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2005, vol.9, n.2, pp. 12-21. ISSN 1561-3194.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has maintained the pinnacle of the causes of death in developed and developing countries year after year, this was the motivation to conduct this research paper that was aimed at assessing the morbidity due to AMI in patients older than 60 years old in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at “Abel Santamaria Cuadrado” University Hospital in 2004. The target group was comprised of 347 patients and the sample 219, clinical histories were examined and the main variables analyzed were age, sex, most affected face of the heart and frequent complications using arithmetic percentage methods. Conclusion: Ages most affected oscillated between 60 and 65, the affected face of the heart was the anterior, male sex prevailed and electric complications were the most frequent.

Keywords : Acute myocardial infarction; morbidity.

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