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Acute myocardial infarction in St Joseph^s Hospital
Lar.dakcti. Peykiavik 1976 - 1980.
Ásgeir Jonsson, Gudjón Lárusson, Halldór Steinsen,
Georg Bjarnason, St. Joseph's Hospital,Reykjavik.
In this study are reviewed cases of acute myocard-
ial infarction in St. Joseph's Hospital Landakoti,
over a five year period (1976 - 1980). This has
been done for comparison with a previous study in
the same hospital comprising the preceding ten
year period from 1966 to 1975.
The results are also compared with published re-
ports from the two other major hospitals in Reykja-
vik.
This study involves a total of 369 patients, 238
males and 131 females. The mortality in the male
group was 15,9%, in the female group 28,2%, and
combined 20,3%.
The total mortality is slightly lower than in the
previous report and similar to other reports from
Reykjavik.
It should be noted that the hospital keeps a com-
mon diagnostic file and the study includes patients
in all departments and not only those in the Medi-
cal Department. Included are therefore people who
were admitted for surgical reasons and who died
suddenly without having had any indication of coro-
nary artery disease. Also included are several
old nursing patients who were initially admitted
for a variety of reasons other than myocardial in-
farction. Patients, dead on arrival, are included,
if cardiac resuscitation was tried.