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This study aims to evaluate mortality and five-year survival rates among diabetic patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction.

August 26, 1965New England Journal of Medicine

Acute Myocardial Infarction in 258 Cases of Diabetes

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This study aims to evaluate mortality and five-year survival rates among diabetic patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction.
Analyzed data from 258 hospitalized diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction at the Joslin Clinic from 1954 to 1958.
Included analysis of immediate mortality and five-year survival outcomes post-attack.
Compared findings with previous studies focused on diabetic patients and the general population.
Immediate mortality rates were assessed, with differences noted across various prognostic factors.
Five-year survival rates were determined, contributing to understanding long-term outcomes in this population.

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Population

n=258 hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus admitted with acute myocardial infarction to the Joslin Clinic Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston between 1954 and 1958.

Outcome

Immediate mortality of the acute attack and five-year survival among those who recoveredhard clinical

Implication

Diabetics with AMI face high immediate and 5-year mortality; leaves open whether modern therapies modify prognosis in observational data.

Abstract

THIS is a study of 258 hospitalized diabetic patients who sustained acute myocardial infarction. The data deal with the immediate mortality of the acute attack and the five-year survival among those who recovered from it, as well as with various associated and prognostic factors. The findings are compared with previously reported similar studies of diabetic patients and the general population.Materials and MethodsAll 258 patients had diabetes mellitus and were admitted with acute myocardial infarction to the Joslin Clinic Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston during a five-year period from 1954 to 1958. The criteria for . . .