Abstract
To describe the 10-year prognosis and risk indicators of death in women admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain or other symptoms raising a suspicion of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Particular interest was paid to women of <or =75 years of age surviving 1 month after admission, who were judged to have suffered a possible or confirmed acute ischemic event with signs of either minor or no myocardial damage. All women admitted to the emergency department at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, during a period of 21 months, due to acute chest pain or other symptoms raising a suspicion of AMI. All the women were followed prospectively for 10 years. The subset described previously underwent a bicycle exercise tolerance test and metabolic screening 3 and 4 weeks, respectively, after admission to the emergency department. In all, 5362 patients were admitted to the emergency department on 7157 occasions during the time of the survey and 2387 (45%) of them were women. Of these women, 61% were hospitalised and 39% were sent home directly. The overall 10-year mortality for women was 42.5% (55.5% among those hospitalised and 21.8% among those not hospitalised). Of the variables recorded at the emergency depart...Continue Reading
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