TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction
AU - Goldstein, Michael G.
AU - Gomez-Marin, Orlando
AU - Folsom, Aaron R.
AU - Kottke, Thomas E.
AU - Gillum, Richard F.
AU - Jacobs, David R.
AU - Edlavitch, Stanley A.
AU - Blackburn, Henry
PY - 1987/12/24
Y1 - 1987/12/24
N2 - To the Editor: The findings reported by Gomez-Marin et al. (May 28 issue)1 suggest that the improvement in long-term survival among patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction between 1970 and 1980 was related to improved medical care in the acute phase, continued care plus secondary prevention after recovery, or both. The improvement in survival could not be attributed to decreased severity in the 1980 sample. The authors suggest that improvement in risk-factor levels may have contributed to the improvement in survival after myocardial infarction. Smoking status and interventions for smoking cessation were not described by the authors. Since smoking status….
AB - To the Editor: The findings reported by Gomez-Marin et al. (May 28 issue)1 suggest that the improvement in long-term survival among patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction between 1970 and 1980 was related to improved medical care in the acute phase, continued care plus secondary prevention after recovery, or both. The improvement in survival could not be attributed to decreased severity in the 1980 sample. The authors suggest that improvement in risk-factor levels may have contributed to the improvement in survival after myocardial infarction. Smoking status and interventions for smoking cessation were not described by the authors. Since smoking status….
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198712243172612
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198712243172612
M3 - Letter
C2 - 3683506
AN - SCOPUS:0023510255
VL - 317
SP - 1665
EP - 1666
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 26
ER -