Key result
AMI admissions drop ~29% in patients under 80 but rise in octogenarians.
Why the study?
Trends in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction in different age groups over the last decade were unclear.
Population
All patients hospitalized for AMI from 1991 to 2000
Comparison
AMI admission rates by age groups below and above 80 years
Design
Observational analysis of hospital admission data by age and gender
Authors
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Rising AMI burden in octogenarians may strain elderly care resources; cross-sectional data leaves open incidence drivers and should not yet alter practice.
Observational
Effect estimate: 18% reduction
There has been a significant shift in the age distribution of AMI hospitalizations over the studied decade, with a marked decrease in younger patients and an increase in the oldest patients.
Reikvam et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Time period (1991-2000) vs. 1991 baseline was evaluated on Number of hospital admissions for AMI (18% reduction). Between 1991 and 2000, hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction decreased by 29% in patients <80 years, while increasing by 25% in patients ≥80 years.
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