Clinical Profile, Predictors of Mortality, and Treatment of Patients after Myocardial Infarction, in an Academic Medical Center Hospital

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical profiles, predictors of 30-day mortality, and the adherence to international recommendations for the treatment of myocardial infarction in an academic medical center hospital. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 172 patients with acute myocardial infarction, admitted in the intensive care unit from January 1992 to December 1997. RESULTS: Most patients were male (68%), white (97%), and over 60 years old (59%). The main risk factor for coronary atherosclerotic disease was systemic blood hypertension (63%). Among all the variables studied, reperfusion therapy, smoking, hypertension, cardiogenic shock, and age were the predictors of 30-day mortality. Most commonly used medications were: acetylsalicylic acid (71%), nitrates (61%), diuretics (51%), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (46%), thrombolytic therapy (39%), and beta-blockers (35%). CONCLUSION: The absence of reperfusion therapy, smoking status, hypertension, cardiogenic shock, and advanced age are predictors of 30-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. In addition, some medications that are undoubtedly beneficial have been under-used after acute myocardial infarction.

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Main Authors:	Zornoff,Leonardo A. M., Paiva,Sérgio A. R., Assalin,Vanessa M., Pola,Patrícia M. S., Becker,Luís E., Okoshi,Marina P., Matsubara,Luiz S., Inoue,Roberto M. T., Spadaro,Joel
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2002
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000400007
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