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. 2014 Sep 26;3(5):e001290. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001290
Reason for Readmission Number of Patients (N=893)
Chest pain or other symptoms concerning for angina 341 (38.1%)
Staged PCI without new symptoms 59 (6.6%)
Congestive heart failure 53 (5.9%)
Vascular/bleeding complication of PCI 39 (4.4%)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 28 (3.1%)
Stent thrombosis 22 (2.5%)
Syncope or presyncope 22 (2.5%)
Elective peripheral procedure or surgery not related to PCI 20 (2.2%)
Elective CABG 19 (2.1%)
Cholecystitis, colitis/enteritis, pancreatitis, cholangitis, or abdominal pain 18 (2.0%)
Pneumonia 15 (1.7%)
Atrial fibrillation 12 (1.3%)
Urinary tract infection or urosepsis 11 (1.1%)
Stroke or TIA (not related to PCI) 10 (1.1%)
Aortic stenosis 9 (1.0%)
Venous thromboembolism 8 (0.9%)
Ventricular tachycardia 8 (0.9%)
Bacteremia or endocarditis 7 (0.8%)
Viral infection, upper respiratory infection, or bronchitis 7 (0.8%)
Bradycardia 5 (0.6%)
Dehydration 5 (0.6%)
Sepsis 5 (0.6%)
Sudden cardiac death without proven stent thrombosis (probable ST) 4 (0.4%)
Rhabdomyolysis 4 (0.4%)
Chronic obstructive lung disease 4 (0.4%)
Hematuria 4 (0.4%)
Anxiety, depression, or panic attack 4 (0.4%)
Hypotension 4 (0.4%)
Fever 4 (0.4%)
Elective ICD placement 4 (0.4%)
Renal failure 4 (0.4%)
Causes with fewer than 4 cases (listed below) 133 (14.9%)