Clinical characteristics and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients with versus without any cardiovascular risk factors

Background/Aims Although cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are well established, some patients experience acute myocardial infarction (AMI) even without any risk factors. Methods We analyzed total 11,390 patients (63.6 ± 12.6 years old, 8,401 males) with AMI enrolled in Korea Acute Myocardial Infarct...

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Main Authors: Ah-Ra Choi, Myung Ho Jeong, Young Joon Hong, Seok-Joon Sohn, Hyun Yi Kook, Doo Sun Sim, Young Keun Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Jae Yeong Cho, Young Jo Kim, Myeong Chan Cho, Chong Jin Kim, other Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2019-09-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2018-056.pdf