title: [Prognosis and factors predicting the long-term prognosis of myocardial infarction].
abstract: 200 cases of consecutively admitted acute myocardial infarction (AMI), who had survived for at least 2 weeks, were studied prospectively. 193 cases were followed-up for 0.5-27 (average 15) months; 41 of them (21.2%) had cardiac events, including 3 sudden cardiac death (1.6%) and 35 obvious cardiac failure (18.1%). 11 patients died of heart failure and 4 of reinfarction. Before discharge, noninvasive tests were done: LVEF < or = 40%, age > or = 60, maximum value of creatinine-phosphokinase > or = 1000 IU/dl and positive ventricular late potential were the 4 factors of high risk. Patients with 3 or 4 positive risk factors had poorer prognosis, if they were compared with those with one or none.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, PUMC Hospital.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume