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Characteristics, Treatment Practices, And In-Hospital Outcomes Of Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Han-Yang Chen, David Mcmanus, Jane Saczynski, Jerry Gurwitz, Joel Gore, Jorge Yarzebski, Robert Goldberg
Characteristics, Treatment Practices, And In-Hospital Outcomes Of Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Han-Yang Chen, David Mcmanus, Jane Saczynski, Jerry Gurwitz, Joel Gore, Jorge Yarzebski, Robert Goldberg
Jorge L. Yarzebski
OBJECTIVES: To examine overall and decade-long trends (1999-2009), characteristics, treatment practices, and hospital outcomes in individuals aged 65 and older hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to describe how these factors varied in the youngest, middle, and oldest-old individuals.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING: Population-based Worcester Heart Attack Study.
MEASUREMENTS: Analyses were conducted to examine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, cardiac treatments, and hospital outcomes of older adults in three age strata (65-74, 75-84, > /=85).
PARTICIPANTS: The study sample consisted of 3,851 individuals aged 65 and older hospitalized with AMI every other year between 1999 and 2009; 32% were …
Incidence, In-Hospital Case-Fatality Rates, And Management Practices In Puerto Ricans Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Juan C. Zevallos, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Juan A. Gonzalez, Hector L. Banchs, Mario Garcia-Palmieri, Hernando Mattei, Jose Ayala, Marijesmar Gonzalez, Vanessa Torres, Iris N. Ramos, Luis R. Pericchi, David A. Torres, Maria C. Gonzalez, Robert J. Goldberg
Incidence, In-Hospital Case-Fatality Rates, And Management Practices In Puerto Ricans Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Juan C. Zevallos, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Juan A. Gonzalez, Hector L. Banchs, Mario Garcia-Palmieri, Hernando Mattei, Jose Ayala, Marijesmar Gonzalez, Vanessa Torres, Iris N. Ramos, Luis R. Pericchi, David A. Torres, Maria C. Gonzalez, Robert J. Goldberg
Jorge L. Yarzebski
OBJECTIVE: There are extremely limited data on minority populations, especially Hispanics, describing the clinical epidemiology of acute coronary disease. The aim of this study is to examine the incidence rate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), in-hospital case-fatality rate (CFR), and management practices among residents of greater San Juan (Puerto Rico) who were hospitalized with an initial AMI. METHODS: Our trained study staff reviewed and independently validated the medical records of patients who had been hospitalized with possible AMI at any of the twelve hospitals located in greater San Juan during calendar year 2007. RESULTS: The incidence rate (# per 100,000 …