[Survival of patients who have had a myocardial infarct as a function of various risk factors]

Survival was studied among 250 patients with a past history of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), followed up for 5 years. A total survival of 55,6 per cent was established. The factors affecting the survival are: age, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, sex, rhythm and conduction disorders, restricted physical activity, decompensation signs after AMI, increased measurements of the heart, repeated infarction as well as the presence of anginose complaints postinfarction period. The patients, with a past history of HMI should be subjected to effective follow-up care with a view to the campaign against the factors, threatening life.