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Survival, mode of death, reinfarction and use of medication during a period of 5 years ater acute myocardial infarction in different age groups
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1996 (English)In: Cardiology, ISSN 0008-6312, E-ISSN 1421-9751, Vol. 87, no 6, p. 529-536Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We describe the prognosis during 5 years of follow-up among consecutive patients hospitalized in a single hospital due to acute myocardial infarction in various age groups. When considering various aspects of clinical history, age was the strongest independent predictor of total 5-year mortality and of 5-year mortality after discharge from hospital. The overall 5-year mortality was: age < 65, 23%; age 65-75, 49%; age > 75, 79% (p < 0.001). The relationship between age and death appeared to be similar regardless of the development of Q waves, infarct size and infarct site. Among patients who died, younger patients more frequently died a sudden death associated with ventricular fibrillation, whereas the elderly more frequently died in association with congestive heart failure.

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S. Karger AG , 1996. Vol. 87, no 6, p. 529-536
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-7791Local ID: 2320/8636OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-7791DiVA, id: diva2:888672
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