Burden of 30-Day Readmissions After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 833,344 Patients in the United States: Predictors, Causes, and Cost: Insights From the Nationwide Readmission Database

Conclusions
Thirty-day readmissions after PCI are relatively common and relate to baseline comorbidities and place of discharge. More than one-half of the readmissions were due to noncardiac causes.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - April 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kwok, C. S., Rao, S. V., Potts, J. E., Kontopantelis, E., Rashid, M., Kinnaird, T., Curzen, N., Nolan, J., Bagur, R., Mamas, M. A. Tags: Coronary Source Type: research