The incidence and risk factors of associated acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in acute cerebral ischemic (ACI) events in the United States.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between myocardial infarction (AMI) and clinical outcome in patients with primary admissions diagnosis of acute cerebral ischemia (ACI) in the US. METHODS: Data from Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried from 2002-2011 for inpatient admissions of pati...

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Main Authors: Ali Seifi, Kevin Carr, Mitchell Maltenfort, Michael Moussouttas, Lee Birnbaum, Augusto Parra, Owoicho Adogwa, Rodney Bell, Fred Rincon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4148319?pdf=render