Traditional risk factors for incident cardiovascular events have limited importance in later life compared with the health in men study cardiovascular risk score

Background and Purpose- This study aimed to determine, among older men, the risk and independent significant baseline prognostic factors for first-ever stroke and MI. Methods- We performed a prospective cohort study of 4382 community-dwelling older men (mean age, 75.4±4.2 years) with no history of s...

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Main Authors: Beer, C., Alfonso, Helman, Flicker, L., Norman, P., Hankey, G., Almeida, O.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29279