American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages 589-597 , March 2006

The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Events and Recovery (PREMIER)—Evaluating the impact of myocardial infarction on patient outcomes

  • John A. Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO
    • University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John A. Spertus MD, MPH, FACC, Director of Cardiovascular, Education and Outcomes Research, Mid America Heart Institute, 4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111.
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  • Eric Peterson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Denver VA Medical Center/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
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  • Philip G. Jones, MS

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO
    • University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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  • Carole Decker, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO
    • University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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  • Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM

      Affiliations

    • Yale University, New Haven, CT
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  • Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium

Received 4 March 2005 ,Accepted 2 May 2005.

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 This study was principally supported by CV Therapeutics, Inc, Palo Alto, CA, and R-01 HS11282-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. This study was also supported by a Veterans Affairs Health Services Research Advanced Research Career Development Award (ARCD-98-341-2) (Dr Rumsfeld), Washington, DC.

PII: S0002-8703(05)00529-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.026

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages 589-597 , March 2006

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