Population
101 patients who survived at least 4 weeks after their first acute myocardial infarction in the Yamagata…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 65+/-5 months
Authors
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Non-cardiac deaths predominate long-term post-AMI; leaves open whether integrated non-cardiac care improves survival.
In a Japanese community cohort, long-term mortality after recovery from acute myocardial infarction was predominantly driven by non-cardiac causes such as malignancy and stroke, highlighting the need for comprehensive care.
Kubota et al. (2001) studied this question.
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