Trends in hospitalizations and outcomes for acute cardiovascular disease and stroke, 1999-2011

Circulation

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 966-975

  Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b,c   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^d,e   Wang, Yun ^c,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart diseases; Patient outcome assessment; Patient readmission; Stroke; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VERY ELDERLY; ACUTE DISEASE; TIME; TRENDS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84927689584     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007787     Document Type: Review

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