Table 5.
Cause of death among 573 patients dying during follow-up after admission with myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock, by AKI-RRT status
| Cause of death (immediate) | Total n = 573 (100)a |
No AKI-RRT n = 512 (100)a |
AKI-RRT n = 61 (100)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular disease | 297 (51.8) | 260 (50.8) | 37 (60.7) |
| Chronic ischemic disease | 23 (4.0) | 19 (3.7) | 4 (6.6) |
| Myocardial infarction | 88 (15.4) | 76 (14.8) | 12 (19.7) |
| Chronic ischemic heart disease | 93 (16.2) | 82 (16.0) | 11 (18.0) |
| Stroke, ischemic | 21 (3.7) | 19 (3.7) | 2 (3.3) |
| Other cardiovascular disease | 72 (12.5) | 64 (12.5) | 8 (13.1) |
| Kidney disease | 13 (2.3) | 9 (1.8) | 4 (6.6) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 12 (2.1) | 9 (1.8) | 3 (4.9) |
| Chronic dialysis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Other kidney disease | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.6) |
| Pulmonary disease | 54 (9.4) | 47 (9.2) | 7 (11.5) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 37 (6.5) | 31 (6.1) | 6 (9.8) |
| Pneumonia | 10 (1.8) | 9 (1.8) | 1 (1.6) |
| Other respiratory disease | 7 (1.2) | 7 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Cancer | 75 (13.1) | 73 (14.3) | 2 (3.3) |
| Other cause of death | 134 (23.4) | 123 (24.0) | 11 (18.0) |
a Values are expressed as number (percentage)
AKI-RRT Acute kidney injury treated with renal replacement therapy, CI confidence interval