Mortality, Place and Mode of Death and Reinfarction during a Period of 5 Years after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients

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We describe the prognosis during a 5-year follow-up of 858 consecutive patients with confirmed acute myocardial infarction (AMI), of which 97 (11%) had a history of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic patients had a 5-year mortality of 72% versus 50% for non-diabetic patients (p < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis considering age, sex, diabetes and a history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes was an independent predictor of death (p < 0.001) together with age (p < 0.001), previous AMI (p < 0.001) and a history of congestive heart failure (p < 0.05). Among diabetic patients, 55% developed a reinfarction versus 22% among non-diabetic patients (p < 0.001). Mode and place of death appeared to be similar in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1996

Publication date (Print): 1996

Publication date (Electronic): 19 November 2008

Volume: 87

Issue: 5

Pages: 423-428

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Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

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Publisher ID: 177131 Other ID: Cardiology 1996;87:423–428

DOI: 10.1159/000177131

PubMed ID: 8894264

SO-VID: 3d97b8c9-9bf6-4b7c-be05-4cfb7d7e4563

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Date received : 05 January 1995

Date accepted : 18 October 1995

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