Journal article
Trends (1986 to 1999) in the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital stroke complicating acute myocardial infarction (The Worcester Heart Attack Study)
Abstract
Although stroke is an infrequent hospital complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), limited contemporary data are available about the incidence and death rates associated with this serious complication. The objective of this population-based study was to examine temporal trends (1986 to 1999) in the risk of stroke and associated hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with AMI. This was an observational study of 6,325 metropolitan …
Authors
Spencer FA; Gore JM; Yarzebski J; Lessard D; Jackson EA; Goldberg RJ
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 92, No. 4, pp. 383–388
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2003
DOI
10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00654-4
ISSN
0002-9149