A study reported online August 10, 2018 in JAMA Open Network has identified 19 risk factors that are associated with major cardiovascular events (MACE) 1 year after acute MI and help to identify high-risk patients who would benefit most from intensive follow-up and aggressive risk factor reduction. These risk factors include 15 unique variables of age, education, prior AMI, prior ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, hypertension, angina, pre-arrival medical assistance, >4 hours from onset of symptoms to admission, ejection fraction, renal dysfunction, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, white blood cell count, blood glucose, and in-hospital complications.