title: Delirium following acute myocardial infarction: incidence, clinical profiles, and predictors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the incidence, clinical profile, and predictors of delirium following acute myocardial infarction (MI).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample included 212 consecutive patients with acute MI who were admitted to the coronary intensive care unit of a university hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Delirium was found to occur in 5.7% of the patients. The predictors of delirium were advanced age, higher level of serum potassium at admission, and experience of cardiac arrest during MI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Delirium is reasonably prevalent in patients with acute MI. We propose that patients with the risk factors that have been delineated in this study should be evaluated carefully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey. farukuguz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uguz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayrak
authors.forename: Erdinç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cíçek
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kayhan
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Altunbas
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology