Table.
Use of health services and outcome in unselected cohort of patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction during median of 4 years of follow up
| No of patients | No of occasions/appointments | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation and intervention | ||
| Electrophysiological studies | 64 | 82 |
| Echocardiography | 247 | 375 |
| Exercise tolerance test | 142 | 186 |
| Angiography | 104 | 123 |
| Revascularisation | 78 | 86 |
| Other surgery | 3 | 3 |
| Readmission | ||
| Total No of readmissions | 470 | 933 |
| Definite myocardial infarction | 75 | 80 |
| Unstable coronary syndrome | 108 | 202 |
| Unexplained chest pain | 39 | 56 |
| Congestive heart failure or left ventricular failure | 72 | 114 |
| Other cardiac reason | 51 | 61 |
| Stroke or transient ischaemic attack | 19 | 19 |
| Collapse | 12 | 15 |
| All other | 284 | 191 |
| Died on readmission | 97 | |
| Outpatient clinic or follow up | ||
| Attendance at outpatient clinic: | ||
| 6 months after initial event | 532 | 1081 |
| >6 months after initial event | 403 | 1748 |
| Follow up by GP or no follow up initially | 158 | |
| No outpatient attendance since infarction | 117 | |
| Died | ||
| Total No of deaths | 207 | |