Prognosis of acute coronary events is worse in patients living alone: the FINAMI myocardial infarction register

Aino Lammintausta, Juhani Airaksinen, Pirjo Immonen‐Räihä, Jorma Torppa, Antero Kesäniemi, Matti Ketonen, Heli Koukkunen, Päivi Kärjä-Koskenkari, Seppo Lehto, Veikko Salomaa

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2013 · 95 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

Single living and/or being unmarried increases the risk of having a heart attack and worsens its prognosis both in men and women regardless of age. Most of the excess mortality appears already before the hospital admission and seems not to be related to differences in treatment of ACS.

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