Selection of patients for early discharge after acute myocardial infarction.
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Selection of patients for early discharge after acute myocardial infarction.
We report a prospective study ofpatients with acute myocardial infarction in whom the use offour simple risk factors allowed the identification of a group ofpatients who could be safely allowed home on their 7th day in hospital. This group comprised 40 per cent of all admissions with acute myocardial infarction who survived 6 days. Of these, 68 per cent were discharged by the 7th day. No patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1974
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.36.6.533