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  • Internal Medicine
  • Clinical Research

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  • Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) risk factors and prognosis are less understood than Type 1 MI.
  • Type 2 MI is frequently underdiagnosed and under-researched, necessitating further investigation into patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate survival rates following Type 2 MI.
  • To identify in-hospital and post-hospitalization risk factors impacting patient prognosis after Type 2 MI.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 6495 MI patients treated at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos.
  • Primary endpoint: long-term all-cause mortality. Assessed predictive value of laboratory tests (hemoglobin, D-dimer, creatinine, BNP, CRP, troponin) and medications.

Main Results:

  • Type 2 MI accounted for 1.98% of all MIs (129 cases). Mortality was 19.4% at 6 months, rising to 36.4% at 2 years.
  • Higher age, impaired kidney function, lower hemoglobin, higher creatinine, CRP, BNP, and reduced ejection fraction predicted worse survival.
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and statins significantly reduced mortality risk (HR 0.485 and 0.549, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • Type 2 MI is significantly underdiagnosed.
  • Prescribing ACEi or statins is associated with lower mortality risk.
  • Increased awareness and monitoring of laboratory results can improve treatment and identify high-risk patients.