Why the study?
Are multiple cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities associated with increased in-hospital death rates and hospital length of stay in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
2,972 patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction at eleven medical centers in central…
Comparison
Presence of multiple cardiac and noncardiac… vs Absence of or fewer comorbidities
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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Multiple cardiac comorbidities flag higher AMI in-hospital risk; leaves open whether targeted management improves outcomes.
Are multiple cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities associated with increased in-hospital death rates and hospital length of stay in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?
The presence of multiple cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities significantly increases the risk of in-hospital mortality and prolonged length of stay in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.
Goldberg et al. (2013) studied this question.
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