Characteristics and Outcomes of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in Sepsis Survivors

A retrospective cohort study of 1,469 sepsis survivors with acute myocardial infarction, using data from the MIMIC-IV database. The research compares 524 patients with type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI) to 945 with type 1 (TIMI), analyzing treatment patterns and mortality risks at 6 months and 5 years. The dataset was authored by Xiao-ya Ma and last updated on 2026-05-07.

Use Cases

• Compare mortality risk between type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarction based on hazard ratios reported in the description.
• Analyze treatment pattern differences between patient groups based on the listed medications (vasoactive agents, statins, antiplatelet therapy).
• Investigate the association between specific T2MI etiologies (anemia, hypoxemia) and long-term prognosis based on the cumulative mortality findings.

Strengths

• Includes 1,469 patient records with a specific breakdown of 524 T2MI and 945 TIMI cases.
• Provides concrete hazard ratios for mortality risk (HR 1.469 for 5-year, HR 1.527 for 6-month).
• Analysis adjusted for age, sex, and comorbidities, as stated in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is a 134.2 KB DOCX file, suggesting limited scope and potentially summarized data rather than raw patient records.

Provenance

Source

Medical information Mart for intensive Care 4 (MIMIC-IV) database.

Collection Method

Retrospective cohort study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:31:08; freshness should be verified.