The inter‐relationship of diabetes and left ventricular systolic function on outcome after high‐risk myocardial infarction
Shah AM, Uno H, Køber L, Velazquez EJ, Maggioni AP, MacDonald MR, Petrie MC, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. The inter‐relationship of diabetes and left ventricular systolic function on outcome after high‐risk myocardial infarction. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2010, 12: 1229-1237. PMID: 20965879, DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionRecurrent myocardial infarctionHF hospitalizationRisk of deathMyocardial infarctionCause mortalityHigh riskSpectrum of LVEFHigh-risk post-MI patientsBaseline left ventricular ejection fractionHigher left ventricular ejection fractionHigh-risk myocardial infarctionAcute Myocardial Infarction trialCox proportional hazards modelPost-MI populationHeart failure hospitalizationMyocardial Infarction trialNon-diabetic patientsVentricular systolic functionVentricular ejection fractionPost-MI patientsAcute myocardial infarctionPotent risk factorProportional hazards modelFailure hospitalization