In-hospital case fatality rates for acute myocardial infarction in Romania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We describe the clinical characteristics, treatments and in-hospital case-fatality rates in an unselected population of patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction.

Methods

From January 2000 to June 2007, we tracked consecutive patients who were admitted to 7 tertiary referral and 21 county hospitals in Romania for medical treatment of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. These patients were enrolled in the Romanian Registry for ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. For this prospective study, we collected data on demographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, various aspects of treatment for myocardial infarction, and in-hospital death.

Results

The 9186 patients in the study group had a mean age of 63.8 years. The median

SUBMITTER: Tatu-Chitoiu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2691436 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature