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Long-term mortality, cardiovascular events, and bleeding in stable patients 1 year after myocardial infarction: a Danish nationwide study

Daniel Molager Christensen*, Anne-Marie Schjerning, Laerke Smedegaard, Mette Gitz Charlot, Pauline B. Ravn, Anne Christine Ruwald, Emil Fosbol, Lars Kober, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Morten Schou, Thomas Gerds, Gunnar Gislason, Thomas S. G. Sehested

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Abstract

Aims Outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI) improved during recent decades alongside better risk factor management and implementation of guideline-recommended treatments. However, it is unknown whether this applies to stable patients who are event-free 1 year after MI. Methods and results Using nationwide Danish registries, we included all patients with first-time MI during 2000-17 who survived 1 year free from bleeding and cardiovascular events (n = 82 108, median age 64 years, 68.2% male). Follow-up started 1 year after MI and continued through January 2022. Crude risks of mortality, cardiovascular events, and bleeding were estimated in consecutive 3-year periods. Standardized risks were calculated with respect to the distribution of age, sex, comorbidities, and treatments in the latter period. Guideline-recommended treatment use increased during the study period: e.g. statins (68.6-92.5%) and percutaneous coronary intervention (23.9-68.2%). The crude 5-year risks of outcomes decreased (all P-trend

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Heart Journal
Volume44
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)488–498
Number of pages11
ISSN0195-668X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • myocardial infarction stable
  • Guidelines
  • long-term risk
  • Registry
  • outcomes
  • DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY
  • FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY
  • FOCUSED UPDATE
  • TASK-FORCE
  • 2017 ESC
  • ELEVATION
  • ASSOCIATION
  • MANAGEMENT
  • DISEASE
  • RISK

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