Risk factors and in-hospital course of first XXXX in the elderly.

@entity1 @entity101 @entity6 @entity1459 @entity951 @entity1188 @entity2224 @entity583 @entity1455 @entity165
We studied 980 @entity1 with a first episode of @entity1459 or @entity583 ( @entity583 ), to examine age-related differences in risk factors and in-hospital complications and mortality. Of the total group, 52.9% were over 60 years of age and 24.3% over 70 years. The proportion of females rose with increasing age, as did the proportion of ex-smokers, while the proportion of current smokers fell. Age correlated negatively with total @entity165 levels, and positively with high-density lipoprotein @entity165 levels. The proportion of @entity101 rose with age, as did in-hospital systolic, but not diastolic, blood pressure. Older @entity1 were more likely to have @entity6 , and to have had chronic @entity951 . There was no relation between age and either size or site of @entity1188 . the proportion admitted with @entity1459 fell with age, and, among @entity1188 , the proportion developing complications rose. Mortality rose from 3.1% in the under 60 subjects to 20.0% in those over 70. @entity1455 tended to become more lethal with advancing age, but the outcome of @entity2224 was not influenced by age. With the current aging coronary care population, management and secondary prevention methods derived from studies confined to younger subjects may be inappropriate.
