Clinical profile of acute myocardial infarction patients included in the hospital readmissions reduction program

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2018, Pages

  Martin, Lila M ^a   Januzzi, James L ^a,b   Thompson, Ryan W ^a   Ferris, Timothy G ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^a   Bhambhani, Vijeta ^a   Wasfy, Jason H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular disease; Medication therapy; Readmission; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; CODING; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL CODING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT READMISSION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85052407923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009339     Document Type: Article

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