IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown a worse in-hospital outcome in hypertensive than in normotensive patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which has been attributed to more frequent complications. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical patterns, risk factors, and in-hospital complications in hypertensive and normotensive patients with AMI. METHODS: Of 4994 consecutive patients with AMI admitted to the intensive care unit, hypertensive patients with first infarction (n = 915; mean age 68.8 +/- 11.4 years) and 915 gender- and age-matched normotensive subjects were retrospectively studied. RESULTS: In the univariate analysis, hypertensive subjects presented more frequen…