Hospital readmissions in US atrial fibrillation patients: Occurrence and costs

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-150

  Amin, Alpesh N ^a   Jhaveri, Mehul ^b   Lin, Jay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c Novosys Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation flutter; Cost; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875218580     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3182512c7e     Document Type: Article

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