Clinical presentation of myocardial infarction in the elderly.
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- 1 March 1967
- Vol. 29 (2), 190-199
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.29.2.190
Abstract
The presenting clinical features in 387 patients with myocardial infarction are described. Patients were aged 65 and over and were divided into 15 groups according to the dominating symptom. Only 19% of the total had a classical onset, with substernal or epigastric pain or discomfort. The mode of presentation in 81% was with dyspnea, confusion, sudden death, syncope, stroke, giddiness, peripheral gangrene, palpitation, renal failure, recurrent vomiting, weakness, pulmonary embolus, restlessness, or sweating.Keywords
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