Characteristics and Outcomes of MI Patients with and without Chest Pain: A Cohort Study

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Journal Article

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Elsevier

Faculty

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School

School of Nursing and Midwifery

RAS ID

19344

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Coventry, L. L., Bremner, A. P., Williams, T. A., Celenza, A., Jacobs, I. G., & Finn, J. (2015). Characteristics and Outcomes of MI Patients with and without Chest Pain: A Cohort Study. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 24(8) 796-805. Available here

Abstract

Introduction: There are conflicting data on patient characteristics and outcomes of myocardial infarction (MI) patients presenting with and without the symptom of chest pain. Objectives: Compare the characteristics and survival of patients stratified by the symptom chest pain. Methods: This retrospective cohort study identified patients with an emergency department discharge diagnosis of MI, who arrived by ambulance at a teaching hospital in Perth, Western Australia, between January 2008 to October 2009. The cohort was linked to hospital data and the state-based death register; clinical data were extracted by medical record review. Patient characteristics were compared using logistic regression models and survival analysis using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models. Results: Of 382 patients, 26% presented without chest pain. The odds of presenting without chest pain were increased if aged 80+ (OR 7.54; 95%CI 2.81-20.3) and aged 70-79 years (OR 4.33; 95% CI 1.50-12.5), and female (OR 1.67; 95%CI 0.99-2.82). The adjusted hazard (median follow-up time 2.2 years) of presenting without chest pain was not significantly associated with survival (HR 1.03; 95%CI 0.71-1.48). Conclusion: Characteristics differed between patients with and without chest pain. However, the symptom of chest pain was not associated with survival.

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10.1016/j.hlc.2015.01.015

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