Regional differences in process of care and outcomes for older acute myocardial infarction patients in the United States and Ontario, Canada

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-203

  Ko, Dennis T ^a,b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^c,d   Wang, Yongfei ^c   Foody, JoAnne M ^c,e   Masoudi, Fredrick A ^f,g   Havranek, Edward P ^f,g   You, John J ^b   Alter, David A ^a,b   Stukel, Therese A ^b,h   Newman, Alice M ^b   Tu, Jack V ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e QUALIDIGM   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart catheterization; Myocardial infarction; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ONTARIO; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846197011     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.657601     Document Type: Article

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