The timing of development and subsequent clinical course of heart failure after a myocardial infarction
Key result
The development of heart failure preceded death in 83.6% (235 of 281) of patients who died after discharge following an index myocardial infarction.
Why the study?
What is the natural history, incidence, and prognostic impact of heart failure development after a myocardial infarction?
Population
896 patients with a death or discharge diagnosis of myocardial infarction in 1998 from hospitals serving a…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to December 2005 (approximately 7 years)
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Implication
Suggests prioritizing HF prevention post-MI; leaves open whether targeted strategies improve survival.
Study Design
Type
Cohort (n=896)
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
What is the natural history, incidence, and prognostic impact of heart failure development after a myocardial infarction?
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Population
896 patients with a death or discharge diagnosis of myocardial infarction in 1998 from hospitals serving a local community of 600,000 people.
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Outcome
Development of heart failure (defined as signs and symptoms consistent with that diagnosis and treated with loop diuretics) and deathhard clinical
The development of heart failure precedes death in the vast majority of patients who die following a myocardial infarction, highlighting the critical need for HF prevention post-MI.
Cite This Study
Torabi et al. (2008) conducted a cohort in Myocardial infarction (n=896). Natural history of heart failure was evaluated on Development of heart failure and mortality. The development of heart failure preceded death in 83.6% (235 of 281) of patients who died after discharge following an index myocardial infarction.