Why the study?
Does heart failure on admission increase the risk of in-hospital stroke in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
5,573 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction enrolled at 84 international sites from 1999 to…
Comparison
Heart failure on admission (exposure) vs No heart failure on admission
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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May heighten in-hospital stroke vigilance in AMI with admission heart failure; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does heart failure on admission increase the risk of in-hospital stroke in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
The presence of heart failure on admission for an acute myocardial infarction significantly increases the risk of in-hospital stroke, which is associated with a dismal prognosis.
Szummer et al. (2005) studied this question.
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