| Changing patterns and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in a coronary care unit. | |
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PMID: 856384 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Three groups of patients who had been admitted to a coronary care unit with infarction at different periods since 1963 were reviewed to assess whether the outcome in such patients had improved over 12 years. There was a significant reduction in mortality among consecutive patients with mild or severe infarction between 1969-70 and 1974-5. Classifying the patients in all three groups according to their risk factors showed that for each risk factor mortality had decreased since 1963. The incidence of arrhythmias and conduction defects decreased between 1969-70 and 1974-5, and mortality among patients with each arrhythmia also fell. The reduction in mortality may reflect a changing pattern in the natural history of the disease as well as a benefit of improved treatment. |
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Authors:
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D Hunt; G Sloman; D Christie; C Penington |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 1 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1977 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-06-22 Completed Date: 1977-06-22 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 795-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adult Arrhythmias, Cardiac / mortality Coronary Care Units Female Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / mortality* Retrospective Studies Risk Time Factors |
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