Sex Differences in Trajectories of Risk After Rehospitalization for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Pneumonia
Dreyer RP, Dharmarajan K, Hsieh AF, Welsh J, Qin L, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Trajectories of Risk After Rehospitalization for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Pneumonia. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003271. PMID: 28506980, PMCID: PMC5650228, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionHeart failureReadmission riskDaily riskImmediate postdischarge periodRisk of rehospitalizationSex differencesDeath 1 yearPrincipal discharge diagnosisHospitalization of patientsAssociation of sexRehospitalization riskPostdischarge periodDischarge diagnosisMedicare patientsHigh riskMortality riskMedicare feeTrajectories of riskRehospitalizationInfarctionService beneficiariesHospitalizationPneumonia