Recurrent infarction causes the most deaths following myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction Stein Ørn, MD, John G.F. Cleland, MD, Matti.

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Recurrent infarction causes the most deaths following myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction Stein Ørn, MD, John G.F. Cleland, MD, Matti Romo, MD, PhD, John Kjekshus, MD, PhD, Kenneth Dickstein, MD, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 118, Issue 7, Pages 752-758 (July 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.010 Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Causes of death in all autopsied patients (n = 180) before and after the result of autopsy was used to determine cause of death. The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 752-758DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.010) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Adjudicated cause of death before autopsy in patients with acute MI at autopsy (n = 102). The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 752-758DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.010) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Adjudicated causes of death in autopsied patients with a sudden mode of death (n = 88) before and after autopsy was used to determine cause of death. The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 752-758DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.010) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Adjudicated causes of death in autopsied patients who did not have a sudden mode of death (n = 92) before and after autopsy was used to determine cause of death. The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 752-758DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.010) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions