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Does a previous first myocardial infarction increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular events and mortality compared to matched controls?
Does a previous first myocardial infarction increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular events and mortality compared to matched controls?
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At eight years follow-up, patients with a first MI have a higher risk of cardiovascular events but similar mortality compared to matched controls, highlighting the potential impact of contemporary care and rehabilitation.
. In this long-term follow up of a contemporary, case-control study, the risk for cardiovascular events was higher in patients with a previous first MI compared with their matched controls, while mortality did not differ. The access to high quality of care and cardiac rehabilitation might partly explain the low rates of adverse outcomes.
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Ferrannini et al. (2022) studied this question.
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