Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV

BackgroundFrailty has been recognized as an important prognostic indicator in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, no study has focused on critical AMI patients. We aimed to determine the impact of frailty on short- and long-term mortality risk in critical AMI patients.MethodsDa...

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Main Authors: Weimin Bai, Benchuan Hao, Wenwen Meng, Ji Qin, Weihao Xu, Lijie Qin
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1056037/full
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author Weimin Bai
Benchuan Hao
Benchuan Hao
Wenwen Meng
Ji Qin
Ji Qin
Weihao Xu
Lijie Qin
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Benchuan Hao
Benchuan Hao
Wenwen Meng
Ji Qin
Ji Qin
Weihao Xu
Lijie Qin
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description BackgroundFrailty has been recognized as an important prognostic indicator in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, no study has focused on critical AMI patients. We aimed to determine the impact of frailty on short- and long-term mortality risk in critical AMI patients.MethodsData from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-IV database was used. Frailty was assessed using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS). Outcomes were in-hospital mortality and 1-year mortality. Logistic regression and Cox proportional-hazards models were used to investigate the association between frailty and outcomes.ResultsAmong 5,003 critical AMI patients, 2,176 were non-frail (43.5%), 2,355 were pre-frail (47.1%), and 472 were frail (9.4%). The in-hospital mortality rate was 13.8%, and the 1-year mortality rate was 29.5%. In our multivariable model, frailty was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality [odds ratio (OR) = 1.30, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20–1.41] and 1-year mortality [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.24–1.35] as a continuous variable (per five-score increase). When assessed as categorical variables, pre-frailty and frailty were both associated with in-hospital mortality (OR = 2.80, 95% CI: 2.19–3.59 and OR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.93–3.73, respectively) and 1-year mortality (HR = 2.32, 95% CI: 2.00–2.69 and HR = 2.81, 95% CI: 2.33–3.39, respectively) after adjustment for confounders. Subgroup analysis showed that frailty was only associated with in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but not STEMI (p for interaction = 0.012). In addition, frailty was associated with 1-year mortality in both STEMI and non-STEMI patients (p for interaction = 0.447). The addition of frailty produced the incremental value over the initial model generated by baseline characteristics for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality.ConclusionFrailty, as assessed by the HFRS, was associated with both in-hospital and 1-year mortality in critical AMI patients. Frailty improves the prediction of short- and long-term mortality in critical AMI patients and may have potential clinical applications.
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spelling doaj.art-18906f57ec17421da0463757f57f3a842022-12-22T02:59:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2022-12-01910.3389/fcvm.2022.10560371056037Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IVWeimin Bai0Benchuan Hao1Benchuan Hao2Wenwen Meng3Ji Qin4Ji Qin5Weihao Xu6Lijie Qin7Department of Emergency, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaMedical School of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaThe Northern District of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaMedical School of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaHaikou Cadre’s Sanitarium of Hainan Military Region, Haikou, ChinaDepartment of Emergency, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaBackgroundFrailty has been recognized as an important prognostic indicator in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, no study has focused on critical AMI patients. We aimed to determine the impact of frailty on short- and long-term mortality risk in critical AMI patients.MethodsData from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-IV database was used. Frailty was assessed using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS). Outcomes were in-hospital mortality and 1-year mortality. Logistic regression and Cox proportional-hazards models were used to investigate the association between frailty and outcomes.ResultsAmong 5,003 critical AMI patients, 2,176 were non-frail (43.5%), 2,355 were pre-frail (47.1%), and 472 were frail (9.4%). The in-hospital mortality rate was 13.8%, and the 1-year mortality rate was 29.5%. In our multivariable model, frailty was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality [odds ratio (OR) = 1.30, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20–1.41] and 1-year mortality [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.24–1.35] as a continuous variable (per five-score increase). When assessed as categorical variables, pre-frailty and frailty were both associated with in-hospital mortality (OR = 2.80, 95% CI: 2.19–3.59 and OR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.93–3.73, respectively) and 1-year mortality (HR = 2.32, 95% CI: 2.00–2.69 and HR = 2.81, 95% CI: 2.33–3.39, respectively) after adjustment for confounders. Subgroup analysis showed that frailty was only associated with in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but not STEMI (p for interaction = 0.012). In addition, frailty was associated with 1-year mortality in both STEMI and non-STEMI patients (p for interaction = 0.447). The addition of frailty produced the incremental value over the initial model generated by baseline characteristics for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality.ConclusionFrailty, as assessed by the HFRS, was associated with both in-hospital and 1-year mortality in critical AMI patients. Frailty improves the prediction of short- and long-term mortality in critical AMI patients and may have potential clinical applications.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1056037/fullfrailtyHospital Frailty Risk Scoreacute myocardial infarctioncritically ill patientsmortality
spellingShingle Weimin Bai
Benchuan Hao
Benchuan Hao
Wenwen Meng
Ji Qin
Ji Qin
Weihao Xu
Lijie Qin
Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
frailty
Hospital Frailty Risk Score
acute myocardial infarction
critically ill patients
mortality
title Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV
title_full Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV
title_fullStr Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV
title_full_unstemmed Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV
title_short Association between frailty and short- and long-term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction: Results from MIMIC-IV
title_sort association between frailty and short and long term mortality in patients with critical acute myocardial infarction results from mimic iv
topic frailty
Hospital Frailty Risk Score
acute myocardial infarction
critically ill patients
mortality
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1056037/full
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