Regional Variation Across the United States in Management and Outcomes of ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Analysis of the 2003 to 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database

ConclusionsDespite higher reperfusion and revascularization rates, STEMI patients in the Midwest, West, and South have paradoxically higher risk‐adjusted in‐hospital mortality as compared with patients in the Northeast.

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Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 29, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dhaval Kolte, Sahil Khera, Wilbert S. Aronow, Marjan Mujib, Chandrasekar Palaniswamy, Ali Ahmed, William H. Frishman, Gregg C. Fonarow Tags: Quality and Outcomes Source Type: research