December 24, 2015Circulation Heart Failure207 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperMortality Associated With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with myocardial infarction
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Mortalityhard clinical
Heart failure after myocardial infarction significantly increases mortality risk regardless of ejection fraction, though overall post-MI mortality has declined over time due to improved heart failure survival.
Abstract
HF markedly increases the risk of death after MI. This excess risk is similar regardless of ejection fraction but greater for delayed- versus early-onset HF. Mortality after MI declined over time, primarily as a result of improved HF survival.