Abstract
The prognostic role of early (less than 48 h) resuscitated cardiac arrest (ErCA) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still controversial. The present study aimed to analyse the short-term and one-year outcomes of patients after ErCA and late resuscitated cardiac arrest (LrCA) compared to patients without cardiac arrest (CA) complicating AMI. Data from the prospective nationwide Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (PL-ACS) were used to assess patients with resuscitated cardiac arrest (rCA) after AMI. Baseline clinical characteristics and the predictors of all-cause death were assessed. The all-cause mortality rate, complications, performed procedures, and re-hospitalisations were assessed for the in-hospital period, 30 days after discharge, and 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Among 167,621 cases of AMI, CA occurred in 3564 (2.1%) patients, that is, 3100 (87%) and 464 (13%) patients with ErCA and LrCA, respectively. The mortality rates in the ErCA vs. LrCA and CA vs. non-CA groups were as follows: in-hospital: 32.1% vs. 59.1% (p < 0.0001) and 35.6% vs. 6.0% (p < 0.0001); 30-day: 2.2% vs. 3.2% (p = 0.42) and 9.9% vs. 5.2% (p < 0.0001); 6-month: 9.2% vs. 17.9% (p = 0.0001) and 12.3% vs. 21.1% (p < 0.0001); and 12-month: 12.3% vs. 21.1% (p = 0.001) and 13% vs. 7.7% (p < 0.0001), respectively. ErCA (hazard ratio (HR): 1.54, confidence interval (CI):1.28–1.89; p < 0.0001) and LrCA (HR: 2.34, CI: 1.39–3.93; p = 0.001) increased the risk of 12-month mortality. During the 12-month follow-up, patients after LrCA more frequently required hospitalisation due to heart failure compared to patients after ErCA. ErCA was related to a higher hospitalisation rate due to coronary-related causes and a higher rate of percutaneous coronary intervention. An episode of LrCA was associated with higher in-hospital and long-term mortality compared to ErCA. ErCA and LrCA were independent risk factors for one-year mortality.