What are the factors associated with higher mortality and hospitalization rates among patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure?
Rumsfeld et al. (2005) found that depression was a significant predictor of mortality and hospitalization in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure. Other factors associated with increased mortality and hospitalization in this population include living in a less affluent area and having lesser-insured status (Horne et al., 2004), psychosocial risk factors such as an unhealthy lifestyle (Rosengren et al., 2004), poorer health status (Spertus et al., 2002), and anginal symptoms (Mozaffarian et al., 2003). Simple clinical parameters, such as those identified by Hubbard et al. (1992), can also be used to help predict long-term survival in patients with coronary artery disease (Lauer et al., 2007). 