Impact of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction (MI) on Hospital‐Level MI Outcomes: Implications for Quality and Public Reporting

Impact of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction (MI) on Hospital‐Level MI Outcomes: Implications for Quality and Public Reporting

BackgroundThe International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding system does not recognize type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) as a separate entity; therefore, patients with type 2 MI continue to be categorized under the general umbrella of non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). W...

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Main Authors: Sameer Arora, Paula D. Strassle, Arman Qamar, Evan N. Wheeler, Alexandra L. Levine, Jacob A. Misenheimer, Matthew A. Cavender, George A. Stouffer, Prashant Kaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
coronary artery disease
mortality
myocardial infarction
readmission
troponin
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008661

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