Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191938. PMID: 30874787, PMCID: PMC6484647, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionAMI dischargeCause readmissionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeCoronary artery bypass graft surgery ratesCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryInpatient percutaneous coronary interventionRate of catheterizationBypass graft surgeryShort-term mortalityInpatient paymentsQuality of careTwenty-year trendsEvolution of outcomesHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesCause mortalityGraft surgeryCohort study