概括
第一次心肌梗塞后的长期预后在十年内对男性没有改善. 改善的医疗保健可能只会影响心脏病发作的急性阶段,而不是长期生存.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 冠心病 (CHD) 仍然是导致死亡的主要原因.
- 评估急性心肌梗塞 (AMI) 后的长期预后对于了解医疗影响至关重要.
- 上世纪60年代和70年代的先前研究为比较提供了基线.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较两个不同十年之间的第一次AMI幸存的男性的长期预后.
- 为了确定在十年内医疗保健的改善是否对心血管疾病的预后产生了积极的影响.
主要方法:
- 一组1133名35-64岁的男性在第一次AMI中幸存下来,对死亡率进行了跟踪.
- 对比了两个队列 (1960年代/1970年代) 的死亡率数据.
- 多变量方法和对临床和人口统计差异进行控制的子组比较.
主要成果:
- 几十年来,这两个队伍之间没有观察到长期预后的显著差异.
- 第一次AMI幸存的患者的死亡率保持一致.
- 该研究没有发现长期生存结果的改善.
结论:
- 在为期十年的研究期间,第一次AMI后的长期预后没有得到改善.
- 观察到的国家慢性心血管疾病死亡率的下降可能主要归因于急性护理的改善,而不是长期管理.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解影响慢性心血管疾病长期存活率的因素.
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