In-hospital outcomes of mechanical complications in acute myocardial infarction: Analysis from a nationwide Spanish database.

Marcelo Sanmartín FernándezSergio Raposeiras-RoubinManuel Anguita-SánchezFrancisco MarínMaría Garcia-MarquezCristina Fernández-PérezJose-Luis Bernal-SobrinoFrancisco Javier Elola-SomozaHéctor BuenoÁngel Cequier
Published in: Cardiology journal (2020)
Mechanical complications occur in 3.5 per thousand AMI, with no significant trends to better survival over the past few years. Advanced age, cardiogenic shock and cardio-respiratory failure are the most important risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Higher experience and specialized cardiac intensive care units are associated with better outcomes.