scholarly journals Absence of chest pain and long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Open Heart ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e000909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Björck ◽  
Susanne Nielsen ◽  
Tomas Jernberg ◽  
Tatiana Zverkova-Sandström ◽  
Kok Wai Giang ◽  
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ObjectiveChest pain is the predominant symptom in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A lack of chest pain in patients with AMI is associated with higher in-hospital mortality, but whether this outcome is sustained throughout the first years after onset is unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate long-term mortality in patients hospitalised with AMI presenting with or without chest pain.MethodsAll AMI cases registered in the SWEDEHEART registry between 1996 and 2010 were included in the study. In total, we included 172 981 patients (33.5% women) with information on symptom presentation.ResultsPatients presenting without chest pain (12.7%) were older, more often women and had more comorbidities, prior medications and complications during hospitalisation than patients with chest pain. Short-term and long-term mortality rates were higher in patients without chest pain than in patients with chest pain: 30-day mortality, 945 versus 236/1000 person-years; 5-year mortality, 83 versus 21/1000 person-years in patients <65 years. In patients ≥65 years, 30-day mortality was 2294 versus 1140/1000 person-years; 5-year mortality, 259 versus 109/1000 person-years. In multivariable analysis, presenting without chest pain was associated with an overall 5-year HR of 1.85 (95% CI 1.81 to 1.89), with a stronger effect in younger compared with older patients, as well as in patients without prior AMI, heart failure, stroke, diabetes or hypertension.ConclusionAbsence of chest pain in patients with AMI is associated with more complications and higher short-term and long-term mortality rates, particularly in younger patients, and in those without previous cardiovascular disease.

Cardiology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itzhak Shapira ◽  
Amos Pines ◽  
Uri Goldbourt ◽  
Yael Villa ◽  
Yaacov Drory

2021 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2020-139677
Author(s):  
Rui Yang ◽  
Wen Ma ◽  
Zi-Chen Wang ◽  
Tao Huang ◽  
Feng-Shuo Xu ◽  
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Purposes of studyThis study aimed to elucidate the relationship between obesity and short-term and long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by analysing the body mass index (BMI).Study designA retrospective cohort study was performed on adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients with AMI in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III database. The WHO BMI classification was used in the study. The Kaplan-Meier curve was used to show the likelihood of survival in patients with AMI. The relationships of the BMI classification with short-term and long-term mortality were assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression models.ResultsThis study included 1295 ICU patients with AMI, who were divided into four groups according to the WHO BMI classification. Our results suggest that obese patients with AMI tended to be younger (p<0.001), be men (p=0.001) and have higher blood glucose and creatine kinase (p<0.001) compared with normal weight patients. In the adjusted model, compared with normal weight AMI patients, those who were overweight and obese had lower ICU risks of death HR=0.64 (95% CI 0.46 to 0.89) and 0.55 (0.38 to 0.78), respectively, inhospital risks of death (0.77 (0.56 to 1.09) and 0.61 (0.43 to 0.87)) and long-term risks of death (0.78 0.64 to 0.94) and 0.72 (0.59 to 0.89). On the other hand, underweight patients had higher risks of short-term(ICU or inhospital mortality) and long-term mortality compared with normal weight patients (HR=1.39 (95% CI 0.58 to 3.30), 1.46 (0.62 to 3.42) and 1.99 (1.15 to 3.44), respectively).ConclusionsOverweight and obesity were protective factors for the short-term and long-term risks of death in patients with AMI.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue-Yan Yu ◽  
Bo-Wen Zhao ◽  
Lan Ma ◽  
Xiao-Ce Dai

Objectives: Out-of-hour admission (on weekends, holidays, and weekday nights) has been associated with higher mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We conducted a meta-analysis to verify the association between out-of-hour admission and mortality (both short- and long-term) in AMI patients.Design: This Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.Data Sources: PubMed and EMBASE were searched from inception to 27 May 2021.Eligibility Criteria for Selected Studies: Studies of any design examined the potential association between out-of-hour admission and mortality in AMI.Data Extraction and Synthesis: In total, 2 investigators extracted the data and evaluated the risk of bias. Analysis was conducted using a random-effects model. The results are shown as odds ratios [ORs] with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). I2 value was used to estimate heterogeneity. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation was used to assess the certainty of the evidence.Results: The final analysis included 45 articles and 15,346,544 patients. Short-term mortality (defined as either in-hospital or 30-day mortality) was reported in 42 articles (15,340,220 patients). Out-of-hour admission was associated with higher short-term mortality (OR 1.04; 95%CI 1.02–1.05; I2 = 69.2%) but there was a significant statistical indication for publication bias (modified Macaskill's test P &lt; 0.001). One-year mortality was reported in 10 articles (1,386,837 patients). Out-of-hour admission was also associated with significantly increased long-term mortality (OR 1.03; 95%CI 1.01–1.04; I2 = 66.6%), with no statistical indication of publication bias (p = 0.207). In the exploratory subgroup analysis, the intervention effect for short-term mortality was pronounced among patients in different regions (p = 0.04 for interaction) and socio-economic levels (p = 0.007 for interaction) and long-term mortality was pronounced among patients with different type of AMI (p = 0.0008 for interaction) or on different types of out-to-hour admission (p = 0.006 for interaction).Conclusion: Out-of-hour admission may be associated with an increased risk of both short- and long-term mortality in AMI patients.Trial Registration: PROSPERO (CRD42020182364).


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2528
Author(s):  
Ygal Plakht ◽  
Dan Greenberg ◽  
Harel Gilutz ◽  
Jonathan Eli Arbelle ◽  
Arthur Shiyovich

Healthcare resource utilization peaks throughout the first year following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Data linking the former and outcomes are sparse. We evaluated the associations between subsequent length of in-hospital stay (SLOS) and primary ambulatory visits (PAV) within the first year after AMI and long-term mortality. This retrospective analysis included patients who were discharged following an AMI. Study groups: low (0–1 days), intermediate (2–7) and high (≥8 days) SLOS; low (<10) and high (≥10 visits) PAV, throughout the first post-AMI year. All-cause mortality was set as the primary outcome. Overall, 8112 patients were included: 55.2%, 23.4% and 21.4% in low, intermediate and high SLOS groups respectively; 26.0% and 74.0% in low and high-PAV groups. Throughout the follow-up period (up to 18 years), 49.6% patients died. Multivariable analysis showed that an increased SLOS (Hazard ratio (HR) = 1.313 and HR = 1.714 for intermediate and high vs. low groups respectively) and a reduced number of PAV (HR = 1.24 for low vs. high groups) were independently associated with an increased risk for mortality (p < 0.001 for each). Long-term mortality following AMI is associated with high hospital and low primary ambulatory services utilization throughout the first-year post-discharge. Measures focusing on patients with increased SLOS and reduced PAV should be considered to improve patient outcomes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Kawai ◽  
D Nakatani ◽  
T Yamada ◽  
T Watanabe ◽  
T Morita ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Diuretics has been reported to have a potential for an activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the sympathetic nervous system, leading to a possibility of poor clinical outcome in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, few data are available on clinical impact of diuretics on long-term outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) based on plasma volume status. Methods To address the issue, a total of 3,416 survived patients with AMI who were registered to a large database of the Osaka Acute Coronary Insufficiency Study (OACIS) were studied. Plasma volume status was assessed with the estimated plasma volume status (ePVS) that was calculated at discharge as follows: actual PV = (1 − hematocrit) × [a + (b × body weight)] (a=1530 in males and a=864 in females, b=41.0 in males and b=47.9 in females); ideal PV = c × body weight (c=39 in males and c=40 in females), and ePVS = [(actual PV − ideal PV)/ideal PV] × 100 (%). Multivariable Cox regression analysis and propensity score matching were performed to account for imbalances in covariates. The endpoint was all-cause of death (ACD) within 5 years. Results During a median follow-up period of 855±656 days, 193 patients had ACD. In whole population, there was no significant difference in long-term mortality risk between patients with and without diuretics in both multivariate cox regression model and propensity score matching population. When patients were divided into 2 groups according to ePVS with a median value of 4.2%, 46 and 147 patients had ACD in groups with low ePVS and high ePVS, respectively. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that use of diuretics was independently associated with an increased risk of ACD in low ePVS group, (HR: 2.63, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.22–5.63, p=0.01), but not in high ePVS group (HR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.44–1.10, p=0.12). These observations were consistent in the propensity-score matched cohorts; the 5-year mortality rate was significantly higher in patients with diuretics than those without among low ePVS group (4.7% vs 1.7%, p=0.041), but not among high ePVS group (8.0% vs 10.3%, p=0.247). Conclusion Prescription of diuretics at discharge was associated with increased risk of 5-year mortality in patients with AMI without PV expansion, but not with PV expansion. The role of diuretics on long-term mortality may differ in plasma volume status. Therefore, prescription of diuretics after AMI may be considered based on plasma volume status. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


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