Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Is Not a Sentinel Event for Acute Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Given ongoing debate about the suggested association, the primary objective was to determine if idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) was a sentinel event for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in adults.

Study design

Case-control study.

Setting

United States MarketScan administrative health claims database.

Patients

Aged 18 years or older, had a diagnosis of ISSNHL on or after January 1st, 2011 and had sufficient follow-up data available to assess for AMI occurrence.

Intervention

N/A.

Main outcome measures

Incidence rates (per 1,000 patient years) of AMI for cases and controls were computed. Adjusted and unadjusted Cox proportional hazards models were created to explore possible associations between ISSNHL and initial AMI

SUBMITTER: Crowson MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6041153 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature