Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criterion

AMI diagnosed based on either MONICA criteria or the universal definition

Exclusion criteria

• Admission ≥ 24 h after onset

• Out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest with no return of spontaneous circulation on admission

• AMI as a complication of PCI or CABG

AMI acute myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting