Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Early Discharge After Primary Angioplasty in Low Risk Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction 11Research funding for this study was provided by unrestricted grants from Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California; Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri; Datascope Corporation, Montvale, New Jersey; St. Jude Medical, Chelmsford, Massachusetts; and Siemens Corporation, Iselin, New Jersey.
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 April 1998
Cindy L. Grines, Dominic L. Marsalese, Bruce R. Brodie, John J. Griffin, Bryan Donohue, Costantino Costantini
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Early identification of low risk patients with myocardial infarction allowed safe omission of the intensive care phase and noninvasive testing, and a day 3 hospital discharge strategy, resulting in substantial cost savings.
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Early identification of low risk patients with MI allowed safe omission of the intensive care phase and noninvasive testing, and a day 3 hospital discharge strategy, resulting in substantial cost savings.
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