title: Predictors of survival in unselected patients with acute myocardial infarction requiring continuous catecholamine support.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several predictors of survival have been described in selected subgroups of patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. However, data on unselected patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock, including patients with out-of hospital cardiac arrest, are missing. We aimed to assess predictors of survival for an unselected cohort of patients representative of clinical practice who experienced acute myocardial infarction and required continuous catecholamine support for circulatory failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was performed at a 2000 bed university hospital. All consecutive patients admitted to our emergency department with acute myocardial infarction were prospectively enrolled in a clinical trial from 1993 to 2000.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective cohort study was performed on patients with myocardial infarction requiring catecholamine support within the first 24 h. Primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis was carried out on 262 patients, 189 men (72%), median age 65 years (IQR 53-73). Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was reported in 47% (122/262). In-hospital mortality was 53% (138/262). Survivors as compared to non-survivors exhibited significant differences with respect to age (60 vs. 68 years, P<0.0001), systolic and diastolic blood pressure on admission (110 vs. 102 mmHg, P=0.01 and 64 vs. 58 mmHg, P=0.006, respectively), initial blood serum lactate (6.8 vs. 8.3, P=0.01), peak CKMB level (93 vs. 138 U/l, P=0.005), use of adrenaline (epinephrine) (38 vs. 68%, P<0.0001) and any attempt of revascularisation (76 vs. 63%, P=0.03). In a multivariate model younger age [OR 1.06 (CI 1.03-1.10), P<0.001], no use of adrenaline [OR 2.63 (CI 1.35-5.26) P=0.005] and lower peak CKMB [OR 1.01 (CI 1.01-1.01), P<0.0001] were independently associated with in-hospital survival.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In unselected patients including CPR survivors with acute myocardial infarction requiring continuous catecholamine support, younger age, the absence of continuous adrenaline administration and a lower peak CKMB were independently associated with increased in-hospital survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Vienna, AKH, Waehringer Guertel 18-20/6D, A-1090 Wien, Austria. wolfgang.schreiber@akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Herkner
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koreny
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bur
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hirschl
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glogar
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Anton N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Laggner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D002395:Catecholamines; D004280:Dobutamine; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine