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In-hospital AMI is linked to higher 30-day mortality than for those admitted with AMI

Published in Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly, September 24th, 2006

In-hospital acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with higher 30-day mortality than for those patients admitted with AMI.

According to recent research from the United States, "Most studies of the epidemiology and treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have focused on patients who experienced onset of their symptoms in the community and then presented to the hospital. There are, however, patients whose symptoms of AMI begin after hospitalization for other medical conditions."

"The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of in-hospital AMI in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and to compare baseline...

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