title: Clinical characteristics and mid-term outcomes of acute myocardial infarction patients with prior cerebrovascular disease in an Asian population: Lessons from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry.
abstract: 1. The aim of the present study was to evaluated the impact of prior cerebrovascular disease (CVD) on the clinical characteristics and mid-term clinical outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the era of drug-eluting stents. 2. Data from 12 914 patients with acute myocardial infarction who were enrolled in the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry were analysed retrospectively from November 2005 to December 2007. Prior CVD was defined as having had one or more events of ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke or a transient ischaemic attack. 3. Of the 12 914 patients reviewed, 906 (7.0%) were found to have had prior CVD. Patients with CVD were older, were more likely to be women and were more likely to have hypertension and diabetes than those without CVD. Patients with prior CVD presented more often with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and higher Killip class than those without CVD. Furthermore, patients with CVD received less percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or thrombolysis compared with those without CVD. Although intensive medical therapy was equal in both groups, clinical outcomes at 8 months showed that patients with CVD had a higher incidence of cardiac death (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.42; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.14-1.76; P = 0.002) and total death (adjusted OR 1.50; 95% CI 1.25-1.81; P < 0.001) than those without CVD. 4. In conclusion, patients with prior CVD presented with worse clinical characteristics on admission and were less likely to receive PCI or thrombolysis than those without CVD. Given the poorer mid-term clinical outcomes, more intensive and aggressive management shouldis recommended for patients with prior CVD to improve their long-term clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Seung-Woon
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Rha
authors.forename: Kang-Yin
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Kanhaiya L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Poddar
authors.forename: Sureshkumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong Joo
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Myung Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012737:Sex Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome