Declining risk of heart failure hospitalization following first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland between 1991-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Mortality from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has declined, increasing the pool of survivors at risk of later development of heart failure (HF). However, coronary reperfusion limits infarct size and secondary prevention therapies have improved. In light of these competing influences, we examined long-term trends in the risk of HF hospitalization (HFH) following a first AMI occurring in Scotland over 25 years.

Methods and results

All patients in Scotland discharged alive after a first AMI between 1991 and 2015 were followed until a first HFH or death until the end of 2016 (minimum follow-up 1 year, maximum 26 years). A total of 175 672 people with no prior history of HF were discharged alive after a first AMI during the period of study. A total of 21 445 (12.2%) patien

SUBMITTER: Docherty KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946471 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature