Population
386 patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted between 1975 and 1985.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 10 years
Authors
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Historical AMI survival benchmarks underscore ongoing long-term risk; extends prior data but should not inform current practice without updated cohorts.
In a retrospective cohort of AMI patients from 1975-1985, long-term survival was 84% at 5 years and 61% at 10 years, with hypercholesterolemia and heavy smoking identified as key risk factors in young patients.
Arita et al. (1987) studied this question.
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