Do elderly females have a higher risk of acute myocardial infarction? A retrospective analysis of 329 cases at an emergency department

• Main Authors: Ding-Kuo Chien (Author), Ming-Yuan Huang (Author), Chien-Hsuan Huang (Author), Shou-Chuan Shih (Author), Wen-Han Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a medical emergency; a missed or delayed diagnosis of this disease may contribute to a poor outcome and even death. Several studies have found elderly patients with AMI have atypical presentations for diagnosis, therefore we undertook this study to det...