Thirty‐Day Readmission Rates, Timing, Causes, and Costs after ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the United States: A National Readmission Database Analysis 2010–2014

Thirty‐Day Readmission Rates, Timing, Causes, and Costs after ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the United States: A National Readmission Database Analysis 2010–2014

Background Readmission after ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) poses an enormous economic burden to the US healthcare system. Efforts to prevent readmissions should be based on understanding the timing and causes of these readmissions. This study aimed to investigate contemporary ca...

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Main Authors: Luke K. Kim, Ilhwan Yeo, Jim W. Cheung, Rajesh V. Swaminathan, S. Chiu Wong, Konstantinos Charitakis, Oluwayemisi Adejumo, John Chae, Robert M. Minutello, Geoffrey Bergman, Harsimran Singh, Dmitriy N. Feldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
causes
cost
readmission
ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009863

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