Why the study?
Does the long-term prognosis of patients admitted with suspected AMI who rule out for infarction but have ischaemic heart disease differ from those with confirmed AMI?
Population
381 patients admitted with suspected acute myocardial infarction, including a subgroup of 130 patients with…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
43 months (range 37-54)
Authors
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Similar 4-year CV mortality in non-AMI IHD versus AMI patients; hypothesis-generating for prophylactic therapy, needs prospective confirmation.
Does the long-term prognosis of patients admitted with suspected AMI who rule out for infarction but have ischaemic heart disease differ from those with confirmed AMI?
Patients admitted with suspected AMI who are found to have ischaemic heart disease without infarction have a similarly poor long-term cardiovascular mortality rate as those with confirmed AMI, suggesting a need for prophylactic therapy.
Engby et al. (1985) studied this question.
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