Death, long-term nursing home placement, and impoverishment after recurrent myocardial infarction

Study objective: To determine whether recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with increased risk of mortality, long-term nursing home placement, and impoverishment. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: United States Medicare program. Participants: Individuals age > 65 years wi...

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Main Authors: Emily B. Levitan, Bharat Poudel, Lei Huang, Hong Zhao, Vera Bittner, Monika M. Safford, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Keri L. Monda, Paul Muntner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:American Heart Journal Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666602221000343