Type 2 myocardial infarction
Why the study?
Do presentation, treatment, and outcomes differ between patients with Type 2 myocardial infarction and Type 1 myocardial infarction?
Population
14,920 patients with myocardial infarction enrolled in the AMIS Plus cohort, with 1,091 per group after…
Comparison
Type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI) vs Type 1 myocardial infarction (T1MI)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Similar mortality in matched T2MI and T1MI supports hypothesis-generating comparisons; randomized trials needed before changing practice.
Structured PICO
Do presentation, treatment, and outcomes differ between patients with Type 2 myocardial infarction and Type 1 myocardial infarction?
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Population
14,920 patients with myocardial infarction (13,829 T1MI and 1,091 T2MI) enrolled in the AMIS Plus cohort, with 1,091 per group after propensity score matching.
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Intervention
Type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI)
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Comparator
Type 1 myocardial infarction (T1MI)
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Outcome
In-hospital and 1-year mortalityhard clinical
Patients with Type 2 MI present with less typical symptoms and receive less aggressive treatment than those with Type 1 MI, but experience similar in-hospital and 1-year mortality.
Cite This Study
Radovanović et al. (2017) studied this question.