What have the new definition of acute myocardial infarction and the introduction of troponin measurement done to the coronary care unit? Impacts on admission rate, length of stay, case mix and mortality

Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-176

  Amit, Guy ^a   Gilutz, Harel ^a   Cafri, Carlos ^a   Wolak, Arik ^a   Ilia, Reuben ^a   Zahger, Doron ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary care unit; Troponin

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TROPONIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 5644293079     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080487     Document Type: Article

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