New Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction (From the National Cardiovascular Data Registries [NCDR] Linked With All-Payer Claims)

Coronary artery disease and heart failure (HF) are in the most common causes of hospitalization and death worldwide.1,2 Coronary artery disease itself is a major risk factor for HF, which may develop through mechanisms including acute myocardial injury with myocyte stunning, necrosis and remodeling, and microvascular dysfunction.3 In those hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (MI), incidence of HF at the time of MI varies from 14% to 36% and is associated with increased mortality.4 However, risk of HF following hospital discharge for MI patients without preceding or concurrent HF is less well characterized.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research