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Secondary Prevention of MI: Benefits Extend to Elderly
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Title Secondary Prevention of MI: Benefits Extend to Elderly
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572052?src=rss
Description A contemporary study observing elderly patients after they have had a myocardial infarction has shown decreased mortality rates in 10 years, with approximately a 3% reduction in deaths per year. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Mar 28, 2008
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