The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 10 , Pages 843-850 , October 2006

Acute, Severe Noncardiac Conditions in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Judith H. Lichtman, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • ,
  • Amir Fathi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • Martha J. Radford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Zhenqiu Lin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn
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  • Caroline S. Loeser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • ,
  • Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn
    • Section of Health Policy and Administration, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Harlan M. Krumholz, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208088, New Haven, CT 06520.8088.

,Revised 20 March 2006

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 Dr. Lichtman is supported by grant number 1 K01 DP000085-01 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.

PII: S0002-9343(06)00576-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.03.040

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 10 , Pages 843-850 , October 2006

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