Clinical outcomes and characteristics of acute myocardial infarction patients with developing fever after percutaneous coronary intervention

The incidence of fever complicating percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is rare. However, little is known regarding the cause of fever after PCI. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with or without fever, afte...

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Published in:Journal of medicine and life science 2022-08, Vol.19 (2), p.46-56
Main Authors: Lee, Jae-Geun, Ko, Yeekyoung, Choi, Joon Hyouk, Yoo, Jeong Rae, Kim, Misun, Boo, Ki Yung, Beom, Jong Wook, Kim, Song-Yi, Joo, Seung-Jae
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Language:English
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fever
myocardial infarction
percutaneous coronary intervention
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Summary:The incidence of fever complicating percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is rare. However, little is known regarding the cause of fever after PCI. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with or without fever, after PCI. We enrolled a total of 926 AMI patients who underwent PCI. Body temperature (BT) was measured every 4 hours or 8 hours for 5 days after PCI. Patients were divided into two groups according to BT as follows: BT
ISSN:2671-4922
2671-4922
DOI:10.22730/jmls.2022.19.2.46