Open AccessReduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States
Author(s) -
Harlan M. Krumholz,
Yun Wang,
Jersey Chen,
Elizabeth E. Drye,
John A. Spertus,
Joseph S. Ross,
Jeptha P. Curtis,
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu,
Judith H. Lichtman,
Edward P. Havranek,
Frederick A. Masoudi,
Martha J. Radford,
Lein Han,
Michael Rapp,
Barry M. Straube,
SharonLise T. Normand
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2009.1178
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , emergency medicine , context (archaeology) , odds ratio , observational study , acute care , hospital medicine , mortality rate , health care , economics , economic growth , paleontology , biology
During the last 2 decades, health care professional, consumer, and payer organizations have sought to improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, little has been reported about improvements in hospital short-term mortality rates or reductions in between-hospital variation in short-term mortality rates.
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