Early discharge after a myocardial infarction: What's the hurry?
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Prospective study of early discharge after acute myocardial infarction (SHORT)
AIMS To identify, without additional investigation, a large group of myocardial infarction patients at low risk who would qualify for early discharge. METHODS The decision rule was developed in 647 unselected patients with consecutively admitted myocardial infarction, and validated in 825 others. Daily event-rates were calculated for major (death, ventricular fibrillation, recurrent infarctio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90760-x