Association of Renal Insufficiency with Treatment and Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients

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Association of Renal Insufficiency with Treatment and Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients

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Table 1. Characteristics of Elderly Patients with Myocardial Infarction, Based on Serum Creatinine Level at Presentation

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Table 2. Treatments for Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients, Based on Initial Serum Creatinine Level

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Figure 1. Unadjusted 1-year survival for 130 099 elderly patients after myocardial infarction, by initial serum creatinine levels.P < 0.001 by using the log-rank test for differences (12).

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Table 3. Association of Renal Insufficiency with Survival after Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients

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Figure 2. Unadjusted 1-year survival for 130 099 elderly patients after myocardial infarction, by tertiles of creatinine clearance estimated by using the Cockroft–Gault equation.P < 0.001 by using the log-rank test for differences (12).

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Table 4. Association of Medical Therapies with 1-Month Mortality after Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients, Based on Baseline Renal Function