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Background
Despite an aging population, little is known about racial disparities in aging‐specific functional impairments and mortality among older adults hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Methods
We analyzed data from patients aged 75 years or older who were hospitalized for AMI at 94 US hospitals from 2013 to 2016. Functional impairments and geriatric conditions were assessed...