Why the study?
Do preinfarction blood pressure and smoking predict fatal outcome of myocardial infarction in adults?
Population
13,315 inhabitants (6,995 men and 6,320 women) aged 35 to 52 years in Finnmark County, Norway
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 years
Authors
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May inform MI fatality risk stratification; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective validation before guiding practice.
Do preinfarction blood pressure and smoking predict fatal outcome of myocardial infarction in adults?
Preinfarction systolic blood pressure, daily smoking, and age are significant predictors of case fatality following a first myocardial infarction.
Njølstad et al. (1998) studied this question.