In-Hospital Mortality of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lucas Ferrero
Abstract
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly referred to as a heart attack, is a life-threatening condition that occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked, resulting in damage to the heart muscle. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with an estimated 8.9 million deaths in 2019, which represents 16% of the total deaths in the world. Early diagnosis and appropriate management of AMI are crucial for reducing morbidity and mortality. Since the 1960’s, extraordinary progress has been made in its diagnosis and treatment, impressively reducing the in-hospital mortality of these patients from 26.7 to 7.2% in the latest reports of in-hospital mortality of AMI. In addition, each tool applied for the prevention and treatment of coronary disease has modified the mortality rates of the different types of coronary syndrome by changing the population that suffers from them. Nevertheless, some tools for risk stratification in patients with AMI still remain.