Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients and Differences by Sex and Race, 2001 to 2010
Gupta A, Wang Y, Spertus JA, Geda M, Lorenze N, Nkonde-Price C, D'Onofrio G, Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM. Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients and Differences by Sex and Race, 2001 to 2010. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 337-345. PMID: 25060366, PMCID: PMC4415523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayHospital mortalityHospitalization ratesClinical characteristicsAge groupsAMI hospitalization ratesYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionLonger LOSNationwide Inpatient Sample dataYoung womenU.S. hospital dischargesPrevalence of comorbiditiesPrincipal discharge diagnosisNational Inpatient SampleSex differencesContemporary longitudinal dataLarge national datasetMore comorbiditiesHospital dischargeDischarge diagnosisInpatient SampleMortality rateAge 30