Delirium in a patient with myocardial infarction

Abstract

Delirium is a predictor of poor outcome in both myocardial infarction and other nosologies. Despite the growing interest in this problem, no effective methods for prediction, prevention, and treatment of delirium have been found. This literature review highlights the current ideas about delirium etiology, pathogenesis, approaches to prevention and treatment, and features of delirium in patients with myocardial infarction. The review presents the analysis of clinical trials and meta-analyses with the identification of causes for clinical trials failures and the search for future promising directions of research focusing on this syndrome.