The prognostic significance of angina pectoris preceding the occurrence of a first acute myocardial infarction in 4166 consecutive hospitalized patients.

Abstract We examined the role of chronic (>1 month) angina pectoris (AP) before acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in predicting hospital and long-term mortality rates among 4166 patients with first AMIs. The prevalence of AP in these patients was 43%. Chronic AP was more common in women (49%), patients with hypertension (49%), and diabetic patients (49%) than in men and counterparts free of the former conditions ( p p p