Factors Associated With Hospital Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction

O G Sivkov1

  • 1Surgut State University, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District.

Kardiologiia
|December 13, 2023
PubMed

Insights

This study identifies key clinical and laboratory factors, including age and ejection fraction, that predict in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. A new prognostic model demonstrates high accuracy in forecasting patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Medical Research

Background:

  • Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) poses a significant threat to cardiovascular health.
  • Identifying predictors of in-hospital mortality is crucial for timely intervention and improved patient management.
  • Existing prognostic models may not fully capture the complexity of AMI outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify clinical and laboratory parameters associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with AMI.
  • To develop and validate a multifactorial prognostic model for predicting in-hospital mortality in AMI patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of the 2019-2020 Tyumen Cardiology Research Center registry.
  • Inclusion of 1020 patients with ST-segment elevation AMI, non-ST segment elevation AMI, and unspecified AMI.
  • ROC analysis and stepwise logistic regression (Wald) to develop a predictive model based on admission parameters.

Main Results:

  • The final model included age, modified shock index, creatine phosphokinase-MB, hemoglobin, leukocytes, glomerular filtration rate, left ventricular ejection fraction, and myocardial asynergy size.
  • Key predictors identified: age (>72 years), elevated leukocytes (>11.5×10^9/L), and elevated creatine phosphokinase-MB (>32.8 U/L) were associated with increased mortality.
  • The prognostic model achieved high predictive accuracy with an AUC of 0.930, sensitivity of 0.851, and specificity of 0.850.

Conclusions:

  • Age, modified shock index, cardiac biomarkers (creatine phosphokinase-MB), hematologic parameters (hemoglobin, leukocytes), renal function (GFR), cardiac function (LVEF), and myocardial damage (asynergy) are independent predictors of in-hospital mortality in AMI.
  • The developed multifactorial model demonstrates significant potential for predicting in-hospital mortality in AMI patients.
  • This model can aid clinicians in risk stratification and personalized treatment strategies for AMI patients.

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