RT Book, Section 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 SR Print(0) ID 1155974997 T1 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259644016 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155974997 RD 2024/10/16 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.