Improved long term prognosis after myocardial infarction 1984–1991

Enzymatic indices of myocardial necrosis: influence on short- and long-term prognosis after myocardial infarction.

The prognostic effect of the peak level of serum creatine kinase (CK) and aspartate transaminase (AST), estimated daily for 3--5 days after acute myocardial infarction, was studied in 560 patients who survived the first day in hospital. In a subgroup of 54 patients, peak enzyme levels correlated well with the cumulated CK release (r = 0.90 with peak CK, r = 0.74 with peak AST), thus reflecting ...

Sinoatrial disease in acute myocardial infarction. Long-term prognosis.

Of 32 patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by sinoatrial disease, 23 survived. All 23 had inferior infarction. During follow-up lasting 4 to 6 years only one patient developed severe chronic sinoatrial disease (sick sinus syndrome) necessitating permanent pacemaker treatment; twelve others died during this time. In 2 of them death was sudden 5 and 6 months after infarction. Atr...

Long-term and short-term beta-blockade after myocardial infarction.

[Short and long term prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction. Hungarian Myocardial Infarction Registry].

INTRODUCTION Mortality data of patients with acute myocardial infarction are incomplete in Hungary. AIM The aim of the authors was to analyse the data of 8582 myocardial infarction patients (4981 with ST-elevation myocardial infarction) registered in the Hungarian Myocardial Infarction Register in order to define the hospital, 30-day, and 1-year mortality. To evaluate the prehospital mortalit...

Alcohol and long-term prognosis after a first acute myocardial infarction: the SHEEP study.

CONTEXT Few studies have investigated the relation between alcohol consumption, former drinking, and prognosis after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly for non-fatal outcomes. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prognostic importance of drinking habits among patients surviving a first AMI. DESIGN, SETTINGS, AND PATIENTS A total of 1346 consecutive patients between 45-70 years with ...