TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction A1 - Antman, Elliott M. A1 - Loscalzo, Joseph A2 - Jameson, J. Larry A2 - Fauci, Anthony S. A2 - Kasper, Dennis L. A2 - Hauser, Stephen L. A2 - Longo, Dan L. A2 - Loscalzo, Joseph Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e AB - Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a most common diagnosis in hospitalized patients in industrialized countries. In the United States, ~660,000 patients experience a new AMI, and 305,000 experience a recurrent AMI each year. About half of AMI-related deaths occur before the stricken individual reaches the hospital. Of note, the in-hospital mortality rate after admission for AMI has declined from 10 to about 5% over the past decade. The 1-year mortality rate after AMI is about 15%. Mortality is approximately fourfold higher in elderly patients (aged >75) as compared with younger patients. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/16 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155974997 ER -