Myocardial infarction
Description
myocardial infarction: Gross necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | I9_MI |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I22/I21, ICD-9: 410, ICD-8: 410 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I21/I22, ICD-9: 410, ICD-8: 410 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 8234 | 2723 | 5511 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 6.21 | 3.62 | 9.6 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 65.35 | 69.77 | 63.16 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 13.99 | 13.0 | 14.48 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 20.29 | 24.9 | 18.02 |