Occurrence of Chest Pain More than 24 Hours after Hospital Admission in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Its Relation to Prognosis

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In 857 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the occurrence of chest pain more than 24 h after hospital admission is described and related to death or reinfarction during one year of follow-up. Prolonged chest pain was observed in 333 patients (39%). In this group 15% died and 7% developed reinfarction during the first month as compared with 10%(p < 0.05)and2%(p < 0.01) respectively in patients without prolonged pain. However, during one year of follow-up mortality did not differ significantly between patients with (27%) and without (24%) prolonged pain. The 1-year reinfarction rate was similar in the two groups (18% and 14 %, respectively; NS). We conclude that AMI patients with prolonged chest pain have a particularly high mortality during the first month. However, during a longer follow-up the prognosis is similar in patients with and without prolonged chest pain.

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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: 1992

Publication date (Print): 1992

Publication date (Electronic): 14 November 2008

Volume: 81

Issue: 1

Pages: 46-53

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Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg Sweden

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Publisher ID: 175774 Other ID: Cardiology 1992;81:46–53

DOI: 10.1159/000175774

PubMed ID: 1477855

SO-VID: 44da1f48-1a3d-41d2-aab1-000f9924607f

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Date received : 27 February 1992

Date accepted : 03 March 1992

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Pages: 8

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