Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
June 12, 2026European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

Temporal trends in profile of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Norway, 2013-2021

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Population

74,677 incident acute myocardial infarction patients, aged ≥20 years, registered in the Norwegian Myocardial…

Design

Cohort

Authors

ALA T H LongvaCLC W LeerinkKHK K Halle

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Declining CS rates in AMI may reflect care advances; leaves open drivers amid shifting risk profiles.

Key Points

  • To examine temporal changes in characteristics and severity of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients from 2013 to 2021 in Norway.
  • Included 74,677 incident AMI patients aged ≥20 years registered in the Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry from 2013-2021.
  • Collected data on age, sex, smoking status, BMI, comorbidities, and AMI severity indicators.
  • Analyzed temporal trends using Poisson regression adjusted for age and sex.
  • Current smoking declined among NSTEMI and STEMI patients (-2.2% and -1.6%, respectively), while obesity increased (+5.5% NSTEMI, +5.0% STEMI).
  • Decreases in stroke prevalence were noted for both NSTEMI (-2.7%) and STEMI (-3.1%), while diabetes mellitus increased for NSTEMI (+1.9%) and STEMI (+3.4%).
  • Most severity indicators declined for NSTEMI but showed little change for STEMI, with increased need for resuscitation during hospitalization (+2.4%) among STEMI patients.

Structured PICO

P
Population
74,677 incident acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, aged ≥20 years, registered in the Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry (NMIR) between 2013-2021. Mean age 69.6, 68.7% men, 31.3% STEMI.
O
Outcome
Temporal changes in AMI characteristics and severity indicators (resuscitation, non-invasive ventilation, pulmonary oedema, cardiogenic shock, major ventricular rhythm disturbances, AV block, pacemaker implantation) from 2013 to 2021

Between 2013 and 2021 in Norway, clinical severity indicators decreased among NSTEMI patients but remained stable or worsened among STEMI patients, highlighting divergent temporal patterns.

Cite This Study

Longva et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2bd1386550ea4541ffe964https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag249.059
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share