Trends in the magnitude of chronic conditions in patients hospitalized with a first acute myocardial infarction

Background: Among adults with heart disease, there is a high prevalence of concomitant chronic medical conditions. We studied patients with a first acute myocardial infarction to describe: sample population characteristics; trends of the most prevalent pairs of chronic conditions; and differences in...

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Main Authors: Mayra Tisminetzky, Ruben Miozzo, Joel M Gore, Jerry H Gurwitz, Darleen Lessard, Jorge Yarzebski, Edgard Granillo, Hawa O Abu, Robert J Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Comorbidity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2633556521999570