[The cost of acute myocardial infarction management: the Tunisian experience].

Objective: To assess the medical direct cost of acute myocardial infarction.

Method: Data are recorded through a prospective study in 7 wards of cardiology of the District of Tunis during one year: from November 2001 to October 2002. Cost of hospital stay, biologic analyses, drugs, functional investigations and possible non surgical cardiologic intervention (IC) was calculated.