American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 227-233, August 2008

Thirty-year trends (1975-2005) in the magnitude and hospital death rates associated with complete heart block in patients with acute myocardial infarction: A population-based perspective

  • Hoa L. Nguyen, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Darleen Lessard, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Frederick A. Spencer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jorge Yarzebski, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Juan C. Zevallos, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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  • Joel M. Gore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Robert J. Goldberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert J. Goldberg, PhD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655.

Received 21 December 2007; accepted 7 March 2008. published online 06 May 2008.

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 Funding support was provided by the National Institutes of Health (R01 HL35434).

PII: S0002-8703(08)00197-X

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.03.011

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 227-233, August 2008