The coexistence of comorbidities at admission is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: Analysis of 5523 cases in China

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 451-452

  Yang, Xuedong ^a   Zhao, Yusheng ^a   Wu, Haiyun ^a   Yan, Muyang ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Li, Yufeng ^a   Guo, Xinhong ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Comorbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; COR PULMONALE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84862809148     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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