Preinfarction Blood Pressure and Smoking Are Determinants for a Fatal Outcome of Myocardial Infarction

Njølstad, Inger; Arnesen, Egil

doi:10.1001/archinte.158.12.1326

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“…Heavy smoking, for example, is known to be a strong predictor of myocardial infarction mortality (32,33). In our population, men smoke more than women and are predominantly heavy smokers.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Because clustering of risk factors has a multiplicative effect on CVD morbidity and mortality (32,33), identification of groups with coexisting risk factors can help predict the course of CVD epidemic within the society as well as plan intervention strategies. In our population, only a quarter of adults were free from the assessed CVD risk factors at the time of survey, which is comparable to recent estimates from the United Arab Emirates (50).…”

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Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries

Maziak¹,

Rastam²,

Mzayek³

et al. 2007

Annals of Epidemiology

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“…Heavy smoking, for example, is known to be a strong predictor of myocardial infarction mortality (32,33). In our population, men smoke more than women and are predominantly heavy smokers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 86%

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confidence: 99%

Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries

Maziak¹,

Rastam²,

Mzayek³

et al. 2007

Annals of Epidemiology

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“…1 Hypertension is also associated with increased case-fatality after acute coronary events. [2][3][4][5] Approximately 30-40% of these patients die during the first day, most of them outside hospital, 6 and this proportion is even greater in hypertensive subjects. [1][2][3][4][5] Hypertension has been associated with increased case-fatality even in population-based studies where the risk factors were assessed many years before the onset of clinical CHD.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[2][3][4][5] Approximately 30-40% of these patients die during the first day, most of them outside hospital, 6 and this proportion is even greater in hypertensive subjects. [1][2][3][4][5] Hypertension has been associated with increased case-fatality even in population-based studies where the risk factors were assessed many years before the onset of clinical CHD. [1][2][3][4][5] The factors and circumstances that contribute to the less favourable prognosis in hypertensive patients have not received much scientific attention.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[1][2][3][4][5] Hypertension has been associated with increased case-fatality even in population-based studies where the risk factors were assessed many years before the onset of clinical CHD. [1][2][3][4][5] The factors and circumstances that contribute to the less favourable prognosis in hypertensive patients have not received much scientific attention.…”

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Fatality of acute coronary events in relation to hypertension and low-grade inflammation: a population-based cohort study

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Hypertension has been associated with increased casefatality rates among individuals who subsequently suffer from acute coronary events. It is unknown whether inflammation modifies this relationship. This population-based study explored the effects of inflammation and hypertension on incidence of coronary event, and on the fatality of the future events. Blood pressure (BP) and five inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs, fibrinogen, orosomucoid, a1-antitrypsin, haptoglobin and ceruloplasmin) were determined in 6071 healthy men. During the mean follow-up of 19 years, 679 men had a first coronary event (non-fatal myocardial infarction or death from coronary heart disease). Of them, 197 (29%) were fatal cases (death during the first day). As expected, hypertension was associated with increased incidence of coronary events and increased proportion of fatal cases. At all levels of BP, high ISPs (X2 ISPs in top quartile) significantly added to the incidence of events. Men with high ISPs had the highest case-fatality rates. The difference in case-fatality rate between men with and without high ISPs was, however, significant only in men with normal BP (o130/85 mm Hg) (33 vs 19%, Po0.05), and not in men with moderate or severe hypertension (X160/100 mm Hg) (40 vs 35%, P ¼ 0.32). High ISPs add to the incidence of coronary events at all levels of BP. Hypertension and inflammation are both independently associated with increased case-fatality in subjects who later have an acute coronary event. The influence of ISPs on the case-fatality rate seems to be most important in men with normal BP.

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Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease

Sorrentino

Bakris

2013

Evidence-Based Cardiology Consult

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Preinfarction Blood Pressure and Smoking Are Determinants for a Fatal Outcome of Myocardial Infarction

Cited by 37 publications

References 44 publications

Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries

Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries

Fatality of acute coronary events in relation to hypertension and low-grade inflammation: a population-based cohort study

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease

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