Prognosis of Heart attack

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

1-year survival rate for Heart attack: 24 of 25 will survive if they survive the attack (1 in 25 dies within a year)

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Heart attack: 459,841 deaths in 1998 (NHLBI); 199,154 deaths for AMI reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Estimated mortality rate for Heart attack from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 459,840 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 459,841 deaths in 1998 (NHLBI); 199,154 deaths for AMI reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001))
• Incidence: 7,499,999 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 7.5 million people with AMI (NHLBI)
• 6.1% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Heart attack and Overview of Heart attack.

Estimated mortality rate for Heart attack from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 459,840 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 459,841 deaths in 1998 (NHLBI); 199,154 deaths for AMI reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001))
• Incidence: 1,249,999 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 1.25 million annually USA (NHLBI); 1.1 million with 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences.
• 36.8% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Heart attack and Overview of Heart attack.

Complications:

Complications of Heart attack may include:

• Cardiac arrest
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Heart failure
• Death
• Fears about having sex (see Sexual symptoms)
• more complications...»

Complications of Heart attack from the Diseases Database include:

• Alanine transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Hyperhidrosis
• Ventricular septal defect
• Mitral valve incompetence
• Atrioventricular node conduction block
• more complications...»

See also complications of Heart attack.

Prognosis of Heart attack Discussion

There is something that can be done about a heart attack. Doctors have clot-busting drugs and other artery-opening procedures that can stop or reverse a heart attack, if given quickly. These drugs can limit the damage to the heart muscle by removing the blockage and restoring blood flow. Less heart damage means a better quality of life after a heart attack. (Source: excerpt from Frequently Asked Questions About Heart Attack: NHLBI)

Recurrence of Heart attack

Heart Attack: NWHIC (Excerpt)

The odds of women having a second heart attack are relatively high. In fact, more women than men will suffer a second heart attack within four years after having their first attack. That is why it is important to continue with medical follow-up treatment, participate in cardiac rehabilitation if possible, and make needed lifestyle changes (such as quitting smoking and starting an exercise program) to reduce the risk of another heart attack. If you had an unhealthy lifestyle before your heart attack, it is time to change your ways! Talk to your health care provider about diet, weight control, exercise, managing stress, and controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. (Source: excerpt from Heart Attack: NWHIC)

WOMEN WARNING! It Could Be a Heart Attack!: NWHIC (Excerpt)

More women than men will suffer a second heart attack within four years after their first heart attack. (Source: excerpt from WOMEN WARNING! It Could Be a Heart Attack!: NWHIC)

Survival Rate Statistics for Heart attack

The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Heart attack:

• 12.5 million of the estimated 32 million worldwide heart attacks are fatal (Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk , WHO, 2002)
• 40-75% of all victims die before reaching hospital (Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk,WHO, 2002)
• 42% of women die within a year of a heart attack in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
• 24% of men die within a year of a heart attack in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
• more survival rate statistics...»

Death Statistics for Heart attack

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Heart attack:

• More than 250,000 die before they reach hospital (The British Heart Foundation, 2004)
• 50% wait more than 2 hours before getting help (The British Heart Foundation, 2004)
• 12.5 million of the estimated 32 million worldwide heart attacks are fatal (Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk , WHO, 2002)
• 40-75% of all victims die before reaching hospital (Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk,WHO, 2002)
• 1,400 people die each day from a heart attack in the US (W.H. Howard, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., How to protect your heart from your doctor)
• more death statistics...»

Heart attack: Research More

• Heart attack: Introduction
• Deaths: Heart attack
• Symptoms: Heart attack
• Complications: Heart attack
• Causes: Heart attack
• Treatments: Heart attack

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Heart attack usually refers to the likely outcome of Heart attack. The prognosis of Heart attack may include the duration of Heart attack, chances of complications of Heart attack, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Heart attack, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Heart attack. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.