Cardiovascular Mortality After Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) and myocardial injury are associated with increased short-term mortality. However, data regarding long-term mortality are lacking.

Objectives

This study compared long-term mortality among young adults with type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or myocardial injury.

Methods

Adults age 50 years or younger who presented with troponin >99th percentile or the International Classification of Diseases code for MI over a 17-year period were identified. All cases were adjudicated as type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or myocardial injury based on the Fourth Universal Definition of MI. Cox proportional hazards models were constructed for survival free from all-cause and cardiovascular death.

Results

The cohort consisted of 3,829 patients (median age 44 ye

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382936 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature