When it comes to one’s risk of dying after heart attack, age matters. That is the finding of a new study led by researchers from Yale University, which analyzed data for older and younger adults hospitalized for heart attacks between 2010 and 2014. The team found significant differences in mortality rates depending on a patient’s age. The findings are significant, as outcomes for patients 65 and older hospitalized for a heart attack are often used as a measure of hospital quality for all patients. But the new research indicates mortality rates for seniors with heart attacks are not necessarily representative of heart attack mortality rates for younger patients. “It surprises us that this hadn’t been looked at before,” said Dr.
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