1. Reduction in acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States
- Author
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Krumholz, Harlan M., Wang, Yun, Chen, Jersey, Drye, Elizabeth E., Spertus, John A., Ross, Joseph S., Curtis, Jeptha P., Nallamothu, Brahmajee K., Lichtman, Judith H., Havranek, Edward P., Masoudi, Frederick A., Radford, Martha J., Han, Lein F., Rapp, Michael T., Straube, Barry M., and Normand, Sharon-Lise T.
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Market trend/market analysis ,Cardiac patients -- Forecasts and trends ,Medical personnel -- Practice ,Mortality -- United States ,Mortality -- Forecasts and trends - Abstract
The study attempts to evaluate the hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates (RSMRs) for those patients that have been discharged with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The results indicate that there was a significant decrease in hospital mortality rate for patients with AMI.
- Published
- 2009