Association Between Intensive Care Unit Usage and Long‐Term Medication Adherence, Mortality, and Readmission Among Initially Stable Patients With Non–ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Association Between Intensive Care Unit Usage and Long‐Term Medication Adherence, Mortality, and Readmission Among Initially Stable Patients With Non–ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Background Hospitals in the United States vary in their use of intensive care units (ICUs) for hemodynamically stable patients with non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The association between ICU use and long‐term outcomes after NSTEMI is unknown. Methods and Results Using data...

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Main Authors: Alexander C. Fanaroff, Anita Y. Chen, Sean van Diepen, Eric D. Peterson, Tracy Y. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
healthcare quality
hospital readmission
intensive care unit
medication adherence
non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.015179

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