Factors associated with rehospitalization in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Rehospitalization of patients surviving acute myocardial infarction is common, but why it occurs is not well documented. In Seattle area hospitals, rehospitalization was frequent, particularly for women and those with extensive cardiac histories.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries; D012737:Sex Factors; D014861:Washington