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silent myocardial infarction (silent MI)

Epidemiology: - more common than symtomatic MI in black women - less common than symtomatic MI in white men - as common as symptomatic MI is black men & white women [1] Pathology: - pathologic Q-waves without history of acute coronary syndrome Complications: - associated with increased risk form cardiovascular mortality & all-cause mortality [1,3] - increased risk for heart failure [2]

General

myocardial infarction (MI); heart attack

References

  1. Zhang ZM et al Race and sex differences in the incidence and prognostic significance of silent myocardial infarction in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Circulation 2016 May 31; 133:2141 PMID: 27185168 http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/133/22/2141
  2. Qureshi WT, Zhang ZM, Chang PP et al. Silent myocardial infarction and long-term risk of heart failure: The ARIC study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Jan 2; 71:1. PMID: 29301615 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109717414380 - Gibson CM, Nafee T, Kerneis M. Silent myocardial infarction: Listen to the evidence. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Jan 2; 71:9. PMID: 29301632 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073510971741432X
  3. Acharya T, Aspelund T, Jonasson TF et al Association of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction With Long-term Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older AdultsThe ICELAND MI Study. JAMA Cardiol. Published online October 10, 2018. PMID: 30304454 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2705678 - Bonow RO Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction and Unrecognized Cardiovascular Risk. JAMA Cardiol. Published online October 10, 2018 PMID: 30304384 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2705679