Twenty year trends (1975–1995) in the incidence, in-hospital and long-term death rates associated with heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction
A community-wide perspective
Frederick A. Spencer, MDa,
Theo E. Meyer, MDa,
Robert J. Goldberg, PhDa,
Jorge Yarzebski, MD, MPHa,
Mark Hatton, MDa,
Darleen Lessard, MSa and
Joel M. Gore, MD, FACCa
a Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Figure 1 (A) Trends in the use of cardiac medications maintained or initiated during hospitalization according to presence of heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack Study. (B) Trends in the use of cardiac medications at the time of hospital discharge according to presence of HF complicating acute myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack Study.
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Figure 2 Trends in the use of coronary revascularization procedures according to presence of heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack Study.
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Figure 3 Trends in hospital case fatality rates (CFR) according to the presence of heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack Study.
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Figure 4 Trends in one-year case-fatality rates of discharged hospital patients according to presence of heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack Study.
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