Why the study?
Does a multifactorial intervention programme reduce sudden death and coronary mortality in patients below 65 years of age with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
375 unselected patients below 65 years of age with acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Multifactorial intervention programme starting… vs Control group
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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May support multifactorial post-MI intervention to lower sudden death; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does a multifactorial intervention programme reduce sudden death and coronary mortality in patients below 65 years of age with acute myocardial infarction?
A multifactorial intervention program starting early after acute myocardial infarction significantly reduces long-term sudden death and coronary mortality over 10 years.
Hämäläinen et al. (1989) studied this question.
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