Acute myocardial infarction, commonly referred to as a heart attack, happens when the heart muscle's blood supply is suddenly ...

Persons 75 years of age or older constitute 6.1% of the US population but account for 36% of acute myocardial infarctions (MI) and 60% of deaths. Unfortunately, despite the fact that patients over ...

Mean age was similar between the two patient populations, but more men were admitted with acute myocardial infarction in Canada. Canadian patients were hospitalized for a mean of 1.2 days longer ...