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To just respond to one point: even in the 1990s, mortality from acute MI was down to ~12%: (e.g., http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/356/11/1099 http://c
by carbocation 16y ago
To just respond to one point: even in the 1990s, mortality from acute MI was down to ~12%: (e.g., http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/356/11/1099 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/356/11/1099 ). There are many sequelae of acute MI that are likely to be expensive in the long term (esp dilated cardiomyopathy). Then, there are the lifelong visits to cardiologists; cardiac imaging; and pharmacologic interventions.
- hga 16y agoThat's not the statistic I was referring to, which is is (or includes) the people who don't make it long enough to get admitted, i.e. those who are DOA.
- carbocation 16y agoAha. Not sure I've ever seen that number, which would involve coroner data, or sometimes simply be unavailable. Nevertheless, with ~200,000 people per year on Medicare alone having acute MI and surviving long enough to get to the hospital, we're still talking about a growing burden of MI survivors.
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