Journal article
Non-specific chest pain and subsequent serious cardiovascular readmissions
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The rates of readmission for serious cardiovascular events among patients admitted with a diagnosis of non-specific chest pain are unknown.
METHODS: A national retrospective cohort study in the United States was undertaken to evaluate the rates, trends and predictors of readmission for serious cardiovascular events (acute coronary syndrome (ACS), pulmonary embolism (PE) and aortic dissection (AD)) after an inpatient episode with a …
Authors
Kwok CS; Brown DL; Van Spall HGC; Walsh MN; Bharadwaj A; Parwani P; Potts J; Loke Y; Martin G; Kontopantelis E
Journal
International Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 291, , pp. 1–7
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.001
ISSN
0167-5273