Evaluation of optimal medical therapy in acute myocardial infarction patients with prior stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients with prior stroke is a common clinical dilemma. Currently, the application of optimal medical therapy (OMT) and its impact on clinical outcomes are not clear in this patient population.

Methods

We retrieved 765 AMI patients with prior stroke who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during the index hospitalization from the international multicenter BleeMACS registry. All of the subjects were divided into two groups based on the prescription they were given prior to discharge. Baseline characteristics and procedural variables were compared between the OMT and non-OMT groups. Mortality, re-AMI, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and bleeding were followed-up for 1 year.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485283 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature