scholarly journals Short Term Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Tertiary Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Md Nazrul Islam ◽  
Sabikun Nahar Chowdhury ◽  
Md Sajjadur Rahman ◽  
Sk Moazzem Hossain

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction is very common in Bangladesh. It is one of the most common causes of mortality worldwide. The clinical course is associated with various complications. Materials and Methods: To assess the short-term outcome of acute coronary syndrome we select 100 patients. The study was conducted at the Medicine wards of Khulna Medical College Hospital, Khulna from February’2019 to August’2019. We observed the clinical presentations, ECG findings, echocardiographic findings, short term complications and outcome. Results: We found that most of the patients (61%) were within 45-64 years of age. Chest pain was the most common (85%) presentation. NSTEMI is more common than STEMI. 53% patients developed complications. Acute LVF is the most common (23%) complication. AV block is the most common arrythmia (10%). We found overall mortality 38%. Conclusion: Early detection of complications is essential for reduction of morbidity and mortality. This study will help to evaluate short-term complications and to give appropriate management. Medicine Today 2021 Vol.33(1): 42-44

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Faruque Uddin ◽  
AK Fazlul Hoque

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction is the leading cause of death. Streptokinase is the most commonly used thrombolytic agent. This study was conducted to compare in-hospital outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction receiving streptokinase with those not receiving it. Materials & Methods: This descriptive observational study was conducted at Coronary Care Unit, North East Medical College Hospital from 1st July August 2016 to 30th June 2018. 340 patients having acute MI were in- cluded in the study. Two groups were formed: sk group receiving streptokinase and non-sk group not receiving. In-hospital mortality was the primary end point while mechanical and electrical complications were the secondary end points. Results: Among 340 patients, 255(75%) were males and 85(25%) females. Out of those 218 received strep-tokinase, while 122 did not. Mean age of sk group was 53.15±10.30 years and non-sk group 60.5±16 ears. Mean time of arrival to the hospital after symptom onset was 10.41±9.97 hours. SK group patients reached in 5.9±4.76 hours while non-sk group in 19.4±10.5 hours. In-hospital mortality in sk and non-sk group was 19(8.7%) and 25(20.5%) respectively, p=0.002. Complication rate was significantly higher in the non-sk group, 54.09% vs 34.86%, p=0.04. Conclusion: Patients of acute myocardial infarction receiving streptokinase have significantly lesser in-hospital mortality and complications as compared to patients not receiving it. Medicine Today 2019 Vol.31(2): 68-71


Circulation ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 1133-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Bueno ◽  
M. Teresa Vidán ◽  
Aureliano Almazán ◽  
José L. López-Sendón ◽  
Juan L. Delcán

Shock ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Richard Sasmita ◽  
Yuansong Zhu ◽  
Hongbo Gan ◽  
Xiankang Hu ◽  
Yuzhou Xue ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
pp. 204887262092668
Author(s):  
Motoki Fukutomi ◽  
Kensaku Nishihira ◽  
Satoshi Honda ◽  
Sunao Kojima ◽  
Misa Takegami ◽  
...  

Background ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is known to be associated with worse short-term outcome than non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. However, whether or not this trend holds true in patients with a high Killip class has been unclear. Methods We analyzed 3704 acute myocardial infarction patients with Killip II–IV class from the Japan Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry and compared the short-term outcomes between ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ( n = 2943) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ( n = 761). In addition, we also performed the same analysis in different age subgroups: <80 years and ≥80 years. Results In the overall population, there were no significant difference in the in-hospital mortality (20.0% vs 17.1%, p = 0.065) between ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction groups. Patients <80 years of age also showed no difference in the in-hospital mortality (15.7% vs 15.2%, p = 0.807) between ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ( n = 2001) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ( n = 453) groups, whereas among those ≥80 years of age, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ( n = 942) was associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality (29.3% vs 19.8%, p = 0.001) and in-hospital cardiac mortality (23.3% vs 15.0%, p = 0.002) than non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ( n = 308). After adjusting for covariates, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction was a significant predictor for in-hospital mortality (odds ratio 2.117; 95% confidence interval, 1.204–3.722; p = 0.009) in patients ≥80 years of age. Conclusion Among cases of acute myocardial infarction with a high Killip class, there was no marked difference in the short-term outcomes between ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in younger patients, while ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction showed worse short-term outcomes in elderly patients than non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Future study identifying the prognostic factors for the specific anticipation intensive cares is needed in this high-risk group.


1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
AFK Ahmed ◽  
AK Choudhury ◽  
A Khan ◽  
M Ali ◽  
A Zaher

Background: It has been reported that acute myocardial infarction preceded by angina has favorable short term outcome. To validate this in our setting, this study was undertaken in National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. Method: This is a prospective and observational study. 100 patients were evaluated for the short term outcomes of patients of AMI preceded by angina. Result : Observation showed that patients of AMI preceded by angina has less damage of the myocardium as evident by lower CK-MB values and better preservation of left ventricular function. It has also been shown that early complications like death, VT & VF, asystole, CHB, acute LVF, cardiogenic shock were significantly lower in patients of AMI preceded by angina than those without angina. Conclusion: It is observed that incidence of previous angina is an important independent predictor of outcome of the patients with myocardial infarction. Key words: AMI, Angina, Ischaemic heart Disease DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v1i1.8204 Cardiovasc. j. 2008; 1(1):48-52


1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
PK Das ◽  
S Ghafur ◽  
B Bhattarcharjee ◽  
A Dey ◽  
AL Mollah ◽  
...  

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is now an emerging epidemic in developing countries including Bangladesh. Younger people are being affected here more and more. Young individuals with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may have unique presentation, risk factor, angiographic profile and outcome which may have an influence on the preventive strategies. This study is an attempt to investigate the same. Methods: Young patients (aged d” 40 yrs) with AMI admitted to the coronary care unit of Chittagong Medical College Hospital over a period of one year were included in the study. Assessments of the patients were done with clinical history, physical examination and systemic evaluation. Location and types (STEMI, NSTEMI) of myocardial infarction were determined by ECG and serum troponin- 1 assay. Blood for glucose and lipid profile was drawn within 24 hours of admission. High sensitivity testing for C-reactive protein (hs CRP) was done in all patients. Coronary angiography was done within 6 weeks of hospital discharge. Results: A total of 83 Patients with age d” 40 years were included .Age range were 21-40 years (34.21 ± 5.07 yrs). There were 71 male (85.5%). Male: female ratio was 5.9:1. Most of the young AMI patients presented lately to the hospital. Majority of these patients were thinly built, came from urban or semiurban areas, engaged in heavy physical activities and belonged to lower socioeconomic group. A positive family history of CAD was present in 18 patients (28.68 %). Smoking was the most prevalent risk factor followed by a raised serum triglyceride or low high density lipoprotein (HDL). A raised hs CRP was present in 47 patients (49.39%). The overall in hospital mortality was only 3.61 %. Coronary angiography done in 38 patients revealed single vessel disease in the majority. Conclusion: The study focuses our attention to the rising incidence of AMI in young individuals who are less prone to CAD. Early detection of AMI and timely intervention needs high index of suspicion in this age group. These young patients have got low BMI High TG, Low HDG High hs CRP & habit of smoking. Avoidance of smoking, controlling high TG and/or low HDL may reduce incidence of AMI among young patients. Use of high dose of statin at an early age in young persons with raised CRP may be considered. Keywords: Myocardial infarction; Young. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v4i1.9390 Cardiovasc. J. 2011; 4(1): 53-57


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