title: Predictors of spontaneous predischarge ischemia following acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: To determine if the occurrence and the consequences of spontaneous predischarge postinfarction ischemia could be predicted early after hospital admission, a consecutive series of patients with acute myocardial infarction was studied and followed for 3 years. No patient was treated by thrombolysis. Spontaneous predischarge ischemia was defined as angina that occurred at rest before hospital discharge, at least 3 days after the acute event, and that was accompanied by electrocardiographic changes, but not by an increase in cardiac enzymes. Patients who died within the first 3 days were excluded from analysis. Among the 943 patients who survived at least 3 days, 165 (17.5%) had spontaneous ischemia before discharge. They had a higher 1-year post-hospital mortality (16 vs. 10%), but did not have significantly higher total 3-year mortality rates. Four independent, early available variables predictive of the occurrence of spontaneous ischemia were selected from a stepwise logistic discriminant analysis: history of angina before infarction, non-Q-wave infarct, absence of smoking, and higher age. Among the 165 patients with spontaneous ischemia, 3 independent variables predictive of 3-year mortality were selected stepwise: left ventricular function score, history of previous infarction, and absence of smoking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Piérard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kulbertus
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors