Objectives. This study examines the association between the regional availability of cardiac
technology and outcomes of care for patients admitted to Department of Veterans Affairs …

Importance The incidence of acute myocardial infarction has increased over the past
decades in China, and management challenges include an unbalanced economy, disparate …

Objectives. This study sought to compare the use of invasive procedures and length of stay
for patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction to health maintenance organization …

Background Congress, veterans' groups, and the press have expressed concerns that
access to care and quality of care in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) settings are inferior …

BACKGROUND: Little information is available on recent population-based trends in the
outcomes of patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Canada …

Over the past several decades, significant advances have been made in the primary and
secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. However, effects of changing lifestyle and …

PURPOSE: To determine if greater managed care market share is associated with greater
use of recommended therapies for fee-for-service patients with acute myocardial infarction …

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

ContextIssues of cost and quality are gaining importance in the delivery of medical care, and
whether quality of care is better in teaching vs nonteaching hospitals is an essential …

Background—Previous comparisons of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treatment between
the United States and Canada are limited because they compared selected patients from …