European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jun 2022
Association between admission ECG changes and long-term mortality in patients with an incidental myocardial infarction: Results from the KORA myocardial infarction registry.
The aim of this study was to examine the predictive value of specific changes in admission ECG on long-term outcome in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ⋯ ST-segment depressions and BBB admission ECGs go along with higher long-term mortality in AMI patients compared to STEMI cases. This should be taken into account by physicians when treating patients with NSTEMIs. Only the complete absence of AMI-related ECG changes predicts a more favorable outcome.