A two-year retrospective study of patients with acute myocardial infarction in a Norwegian county hospital

The article describes a follow-up study extending over a period of two years (1992-93) of patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction to a Norwegian district hospital. The mortality was 13.8%. In Norway, treatment of acute myocardial infarction is generally standardized, with o...

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Published inTidsskrift for den Norske Lægeforening Vol. 116; no. 5; p. 604
Main Authors Abbasi, I, Mortensen, J, Visnes, M, Gravseth, H M
Format Journal Article
LanguageNorwegian
Published Norway 20.02.1996
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals, County - standards
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Norway - epidemiology
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Norway
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Summary:The article describes a follow-up study extending over a period of two years (1992-93) of patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction to a Norwegian district hospital. The mortality was 13.8%. In Norway, treatment of acute myocardial infarction is generally standardized, with only minor variations between hospitals. This follow-up illustrates that patients with uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction who do not require emergency surgical intervention can be safely treated in a district hospital.
ISSN:0029-2001
0807-7096