Unraveling the relation between marital status and prognosis among myocardial infarction survivors: Impact of being widowed on mortality

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 15:185:141-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.113. Epub 2015 Mar 11.

Authors

Luciano Consuegra-Sánchez¹, Antonio Melgarejo-Moreno², Leticia Jaulent-Huertas², Ángela Díaz-Pastor², Germán Escudero-García², Marta Vicente-Gilabert³, Nuria Alonso-Fernández², José Galcerá-Tomás³

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
³ Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

PMID: 25795204
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.113

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Keywords: Marital status; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Marital Status
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / mortality*
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Spain
Survival Rate / trends
Survivors*
Widowhood*