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Age and Ageing, Vol 28, 313-315, Copyright © 1999 by British Geriatrics Society

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Cholesterol and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients

M Bo, U Fiandra, G Fonte, M Bobbio and F Fabris
Institute of Geriatric Medicine and Surgery, University of Turin, Italy.

METHOD: We investigated the association of total serum cholesterol concentrations and subsequent overall and coronary mortality in 304 patients aged > or =65 discharged from hospital after acute myocardial infarction. RESULTS: There was no association between total cholesterol concentrations and mortality due to either coronary heart disease or to all causes in all patients or, separately, in men, women, patients younger than 75 and patients aged 75 years and older.
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