Table 3

Complications in patients with AMI by age groups

Major complicationsAge groupsP valueTotal sample
(n=5530)
65–74 (n=3709)75–84 (n=1821)
Cardiac arrest in hospital403 (10.9%)256 (14.1%)<0.001659 (11.9%)
Cardiogenic shock253 (6.8%)149 (8.2%)0.075402 (7.3%)
Pulmonary oedema172 (4.6%)85 (4.7%)1257 (4.6%)
Bradycardia225 (6.1%)99 (5.4%)0.380324 (5.9%)
Ventricular fibrillation121 (3.3%)50 (2.7%)0.336171 (3.1%)
Ventricular tachycardia149 (4.0%)82 (4.5%)0.437231 (4.2%)
Reinfarction92 (2.5%)33 (1.8%)0.140125 (2.3%)
28-day case fatality292 (7.9%)209 (11.5%)<0.001501 (9.1%)
  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction.