Population
440 men and women below 67 years of age hospitalized for myocardial infarction
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
two years
Authors
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Recurrent MI signals markedly higher early mortality risk; this Level 3 cohort evidence leaves open whether intensified surveillance improves survival.
The study highlights a high mortality rate following myocardial infarction, particularly in the first year and among those with recurrent infarction, with a majority of deaths being sudden and occurring outside the hospital.
Vedin et al. (1975) studied this question.
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