Time trends in incidence, treatment, and outcome in acute myocardial infarction in Norway 2013-19.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present study was to assess time trends in the incidence, treatment, and outcome of AMI in a nationwide registry-based cohort of patients.

Methods and results

All patients with a first AMI registered in the Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry between 2013 and 2019 were included in this cohort study. The number of patients admitted to Norwegian hospitals with a first AMI decreased from 8933 in 2013 to 8383 in 2019. The proportion of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was stable at 30% throughout the period, and the percentage of STEMI undergoing coronary angiography was stable at 87%. The proportion of patients with non-STEMI undergoing coronary angio

SUBMITTER: Jortveit J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442850 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature