Robert J. Goldberg|Jane S. Saczynski|David D. McManus|Molly E. Waring|Richard McManus|Jeroan J. Allison|David C. Parish|Darleen Lessard|Sharina Person|Joel M. Gore|Catarina I. Kiefe
Characteristics of Contemporary Patients Discharged From the Hospital After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Mercer University|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
limited contemporary data compare clinical psychosocial characteristics acute management patients hospitalized initial vs recurrent episode acute coronary disease describe factors cohort patients recruited 6 hospitals massachusetts georgia acute coronary syndromewe performed structured baseline inperson interviews medical record abstractions 2174 eligible consenting patients surviving hospitalization acute coronary syndrome april 2011 may 2013the average patient age 61 years 64 men 47 high school education less 29 low general quality life 1 5 cognitively impaired patients recurrent coronary episode greater burden previously diagnosed comorbidities overall psychosocial burden high recurrent vs initial episode patients initial coronary episode likely treated 4 effective cardiac medications 516 patients recurrent episode 523 significantly likely undergone cardiac catheterization 979 vs 929 percutaneous coronary intervention 737 vs 609 p 001 index hospitalizationpatients first episode acute coronary artery disease favorable psychosocial profile less comorbidity receive invasive procedures similar medical management patients previously diagnosed coronary disease implications high psychosocial burden various patientrelated outcomes require investigation