Although the incidence of post-AMI mechanical complications has decreased in the last decades, mortality in patients who develop these complications after AMI still remains very high. Because of the rarity of these post-AMI mechanical complications, the optimal evidence-based therapeutic strategies remain controversial, and little is know on the early clinical results and late follow-up. Owing to the paucity and limitation of available data, investigations and analysis are required to help clinicians make an early diagnosis of these devastating complications, and offer to patients the appropriate treatment. "Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: an international multicenter cohort study" (Caution Study 1) is a retrospective, international multicenter clinical trial aimed at evaluating the survival, postoperative outcome and quality of life of patients underwent cardiac surgery for post-AMI mechanical complications.
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In-hospital survival
Timeframe: Time interval from cardiac surgery to hospital discharge (expected: up to 4 weeks)
Left ventricular free-wall (LVFW) re-rupture
Timeframe: Time interval from cardiac surgery to hospital discharge (expected: up to 4 weeks)
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) recurrence
Timeframe: Time interval from cardiac surgery to hospital discharge (expected: up to 4 weeks)