Sweden: Pain 1 year after myocardial infarction (MI) is highly prevalent and its impact on mortality 1-year after the heart attack was found to be more pronounced than smoking, a recent study.
Moderate or extreme pain after a heart attack – most commonly pain due to other health conditions – may help predict the likelihood of death over the next 8.5 years, according to newly-published research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. People who have had a heart attack often report pain about a year later.