Nationwide trends in development of heart failure and mortality after first-time myocardial infarction 1997-2010: A Danish cohort study.

Summary, in English

Pharmacological and revascularization strategies following myocardial infarction (MI) have changed substantially during the last two decades. We investigated the temporal trends in heart failure (HF) incidence and mortality during the first 90days following first-time MI between 1997 and 2010 in Denmark.

• Author: Anne Gjesing; Gunnar H Gislason; Lars Køber; Gustav Smith; Stefan Bisgaard Christensen; Finn Gustafsson; Anne-Marie Schjerning Olsen; Christian Torp-Pedersen; Charlotte Andersson
• Department/s: Cardiology; Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension; EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 731-738
• Publication/Series: European Journal of Internal Medicine
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 8
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25225051?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2014.08.009
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Family Medicine
• Status: Published
• Research group: Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1879-0828