Cardiovascular events and death after myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke in an older Medicare population.
Suying LiYi PengXinyue WangYi QianPin XiangSally W WadeHaifeng GuoJ Antonio G LopezCharles A HerzogYehuda HandelsmanPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2019)
In this older population with prior MI or IS, high rates of recurrent cardiovascular events and multiple recurrent events were observed. These findings highlight the need for aggressive intervention for secondary prevention and management of comorbidities in high-risk patients, particularly those with diabetes.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- middle aged
- peritoneal dialysis
- community dwelling
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- patient reported