Heart Failure Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction; Burden and Timing of Occurrence: A Nation‐wide Analysis Including 86 771 Patients From the Cardiovascular Disease in Norway (CVDNOR) Project
Population
86,771 patients with a first acute myocardial infarction during 2001-2009 and without previous heart failure…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 3.2 years
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Discussion
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Implication
HF incidence after first AMI remains high with early peak; supports targeted monitoring but leaves optimal prevention open.
Structured PICO
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Population
86,771 patients with a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during 2001-2009 and without previous heart failure in Norway.
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Outcome
Development of heart failure (present on admission, developed during hospitalization, or post-discharge hospitalization/death due to HF)hard clinical
Heart failure remains a frequent complication of first AMI, occurring in nearly 20% during the acute phase and over 12% post-discharge, with the highest risk in the first 6 months.
Cite This Study
Sulo et al. (2016) studied this question.