Background Studies to determine whether care by cardiologists improves the survival of
patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) have produced conflicting results, and it is not …

Background: Both cardiologists and generalist physicians care for patients with acute
myocardial infarction, but little is known about their patients' characteristics, treatments, and …

PURPOSE: Whether patients with acute myocardial infarction who are treated by
cardiologists have better outcomes than patients treated by generalist physicians is …

Background In order to limit costs, health care organizations in the United States are shifting
medical care from specialists to primary care physicians. Although primary care physicians …

Background The rapid expansion of managed care in the United States has increased
debate regarding the appropriate mix of generalist and specialist involvement in medical …

Objectives. We sought to determine the effect of specialty care on in-hospital mortality in
patients with acute myocardial infarction. Background. There has been increasing pressure …

Background “America's Best Hospitals,” an influential list published annually by US News &
World Report, assesses the quality of hospitals. It is not known whether patients admitted to …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of treatment by a cardiologist on mortality of elderly
patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack), accounting for both measured …

Background: Much of the research comparing specialists and generalists is from studies of
patients who had a myocardial infarction. The present study systematically examined this …

Early studies conflict regarding improved patient outcomes with cardiologist-directed care for
acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We sought to assess the magnitude and mechanism of the …