Long term health outcomes in patients with a history of myocardial infarction: A population based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly in the first 12 months post-event. Interventions such as dual antiplatelet therapy can reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but the duration of the high-risk time interval and the optimal prescription time frame for these interventions remains unknown.

Design, setting, participants, and measurements

We performed a retrospective cohort study using data from medical services and hospitalizations in Manitoba, Canada for patients admitted with a MI between April 2006 and March 2010, and followed until Nov 30, 2014. We used survival analysis to determine the cumulative incidence of death, subsequent MI, or stroke, and used Cox proportional hazards models t

SUBMITTER: Tangri N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507480 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature