Prevalence and prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among 5,839 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction. SPRINT Study Group.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the prevalence and the clinical significance of clinically recognized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during acute myocardial infarction.

Patients And Methods: During 1981 to 1983, a secondary prevention study with nifedipine (SPRINT) was conducted in Israel among 2,276 survivors of acute myocardial infarction. During the study, demographic, historical, and medical data were collected on special forms for all patients with diagnosed acute myocardial infarction in 13 hospitals (the SPRINT Registry, n = 5,839).