Increased In-Hospital Revascularization After Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is Associated with Improved Long-Term Survival

MI CVA ARF CHF Shock Sus. VT NVT AF C. Arrest Freq. (%) 2.42 0.37 1.38 2.7 0.92 0.92 3.10 3.43 2.45 ORD6m 1.8 0.88 8.69 1.69 3.75 7.14 1.19 1.8 6.48 AR (%) 1.9 8.9 3.1 3.8 5.4 3.1 10.9 Conclusions: In this population of Australian ACS patients, 15.7%experienced in-hospital complications and was associated with a 5.3 fold increase of 6-month mortality. The development of acute renal failure, sustained VT, cardiac arrest, or cardiogenic shock after ACS was the strongest contributors to subsequent mortality independent of age, baseline renal function and Killip class. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.311