Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guadagnoli E, Hauptman P, Ayanian J, Pashos C, McNeil B, Cleary P. Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 573-578. PMID: 7623908, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508313330908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPatterns of treatmentAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac proceduresRate of useCoronary angiographyMyocardial infarctionMore metabolic equivalentsLikelihood of deathYears of ageLarge geographic differencesMetabolic equivalentsClinical subgroupsMortality ratePatientsCase mixGreater riskInfarctionAngiographyEnergy expenditureTwo-year periodFrequency of useHigh rateTreatmentPhysicians
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