Exercise-related MIs prove more survivable
May 1, 1997 less than 1 minute read
Exercise-related MIs prove more survivable
If your patient’s first myocardial infarction (MI) occurs shortly after exercise, he or she has a better chance than one who suffers the attack while resting in bed. A study of 2,500 patients who had heart attacks revealed that patients with nonexercise-related MIs had a 1.4 times higher chance of dying while in the hospital than those with exercise-related MIs.1 The difference might be explained by the population at risk or by the pathophysiology of the attack.
Reference
1. Stewart, RA, Robertson HMC, Wilkins GT, et al. Association between activity at onset of symptoms and outcome of acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997; 29:250-253.
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