A national epidemiological study undertaken in November 1995 recensed the data of 2563 @entity1 admitted to 373 Intensive Care Units for @entity583 . There were 1827 @entity1 and 736 @entity1 with an average age of 67 years. Seventeen per cent of @entity1 had left ventricular ejection fration (LVEF) < or = 35%. The mortality rate at 5 days was 7.7%. Clinical @entity712 (Killip > 1) was observed in 34.4% of @entity1 . 63% of @entity1 were admitted before the 6th hour. Forty-six per cent of @entity1 underwent early revascularisation by thrombolysis and/or angioplasty. The most widely used drugs in the first 5 days were heparin (96%), @entity117 (89%), betablockers (65%), and angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors (46%). The influence of region on the demographical features, morbidity, mortality and therapeutic practice was studied. France was divided into 6 regions. In the Centre, the @entity1 were older, with increased morbidity and mortality compared with the national average. @entity1 in the North East were similar and had a higher incidence of @entity28 . In the Ile de France, @entity1 were generally younger with a higher incidence of @entity286 consumption and their @entity1188 were generally less severe. Finally, in the South East, the mortality was particularly low. In multivariate analysis living in this region was good prognostic factor whereas low LVEF (< or = 35%) and age > or = 65 years were poor prognostic factors. This study, for the first time in France, describes the clinical features of @entity583 admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with respect to criteria of severity (LVEF, Killip) and region of origin of the @entity1 . Its confirms large regional variations in the severity of @entity583 .

[Epidemiology of XXXX in France. Regional specificities].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'men'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['heart failure'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity117 :: ('MESH:D001241', 'Chemical') :: ['aspirin'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarcts'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction', 'acute myocardial infarction']
@entity583 :: (MESH:D009203,Disease) :: ['myocardial infarction']
