Cor Vasa 2002, 43(5):254-256
Acute myocardial infarction at Prague's coronary care units in 1980 and 2000
- III. interní klinika, Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice a 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Česká republika
In the early 1980s and in the year 2000, we evaluated the incidence and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in Prague. Over the 20-year period, mortality at coronary care units decreased from 13.7% to 9.7%. In-hospital mortality in Prague dropped from 21.7% to 9.6%. In 2000, direct coronary angioplasty was performed in 51% of patients. The interval from the onset of symptoms to hospital admission remained unchanged over the above period and its median is about 5 hours.
Keywords: Myocardial infarction; Mortality
Published: May 1, 2002 Show citation