Is there evidence of implicit exclusion criteria for elderly subjects in randomized trials? Evidence from the GUSTO-1 study
Krumholz HM, Gross CP, Peterson ED, Barron HV, Radford MJ, Parsons LS, Every NR. Is there evidence of implicit exclusion criteria for elderly subjects in randomized trials? Evidence from the GUSTO-1 study. American Heart Journal 2003, 146: 839-847. PMID: 14597933, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(03)00408-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectRandomized trialsExclusion criteriaEligibility criteriaMortality rateClinical practiceKillip class III/IVClass III/IVOccluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO-I) trialCoronary Arteries trialHospital mortality rateMyocardial infarction careTrial eligibility criteriaHigh mortality rateRetrospective registryBaseline characteristicsClinical characteristicsElderly patientsOlder patientsCCP patientsClinical presentationClinical eventsMyocardial infarctionHealthy cohortHospital characteristics