The Posthospital Phase of Myocardial Infarction
Why the study?
Can clinical and ECG variables recorded prior to hospital discharge predict two-year survival in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction?
Population
100 patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
two years
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Implication
May aid post-MI risk stratification at discharge; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Structured PICO
Can clinical and ECG variables recorded prior to hospital discharge predict two-year survival in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction?
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Population
100 patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction
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Outcome
Survival at two years after a myocardial infarction (late cardiac death)hard clinical
A combination of arrhythmia parameters, age, and severity indices recorded prior to discharge can accurately predict two-year survival in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction.
Cite This Study
Moss et al. (1974) studied this question.