The Association of Transfer Rate From Hospitals Without Revascularization Capabilities and Mortality Risk for Older Non–ST‐Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients

ConclusionsTransfer rates for older NSTEMI patients vary widely among non–revascularization‐capable hospitals. Despite lower predicted mortality risk and higher rates of post‐transfer revascularization, patients from high–transfer‐out hospitals had a similar risk for short‐ and long‐term mortality compared with those from low–transfer‐out hospitals.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - October 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lan Shen, Bimal R. Shah, Shuang Li, Laine Thomas, Tracy Y. Wang, Karen P. Alexander, Eric D. Peterson, Ben He, Matthew T. Roe Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research