Why the study?
Does admission under a cardiologist or to an interventional hospital improve treatment utilization and 90-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
88,782 patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction in England and Wales during 2004-5
Comparison
Admission under the care of a cardiologist or to… vs Admission under the care of a non-cardiologist…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
90 days
Authors
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May support cardiologist-led AMI admission; leaves open causality and need for randomized confirmation.
Does admission under a cardiologist or to an interventional hospital improve treatment utilization and 90-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Admission under a cardiologist is associated with higher rates of evidence-based treatments and lower 90-day mortality for patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Birkhead et al. (2006) studied this question.
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