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Long-Term Trends In Short-Term Outcomes In Acute Myocardial Infarction, Hoa Nguyen, Jane Saczynski, Joel Gore, Molly Waring, Darleen Lessard, Jorge Yarzebski, George Reed, Frederick Spencer, Shu-Xia Li, Robert Goldberg
Long-Term Trends In Short-Term Outcomes In Acute Myocardial Infarction, Hoa Nguyen, Jane Saczynski, Joel Gore, Molly Waring, Darleen Lessard, Jorge Yarzebski, George Reed, Frederick Spencer, Shu-Xia Li, Robert Goldberg
Jorge L. Yarzebski
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to examine the magnitude of, and 20-year trends in, age differences in short-term outcomes among men and women hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in central Massachusetts.
METHODS: The study population consisted of 5907 male and 4406 female residents of the Worcester, MA, metropolitan area hospitalized at all greater Worcester medical centers with AMI between 1986 and 2005.
RESULTS: Overall, among both men and women, older patients were significantly more likely to have developed atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and to have died during hospitalization and within 30 days after admission compared with patients …