Table 2.
Principal Diagnosis at Readmission within 30 Days Post AMI Stratified by Sex and by Cardiac vs. Non-cardiac Causes.
| Characteristics | Total (N=4,775) |
Men (N=3,039) |
Women (N=1,736) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readmission for cardiac diagnosis*(%) | 2770 (58.0) | 1805 (59.4) | 965 (55.6) | .01 |
| Heart Failure | 614 (12.9) | 372 (12.2) | 242 (13.9) | .09 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 457 (9.6) | 303 (9.9) | 154 (8.9) | .21 |
| UA and Other Acute Ischemic HD | 174 (3.6) | 105 (3.5) | 69 (3.9) | .36 |
| Chronic Angina and CAD | 376 (7.9) | 257 (8.5) | 119 (6.6) | .05 |
| Valvular/rheumatic Heart Disease | 8 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | .50 |
| Other Congenital Heart/Hypertensive Disease | 86 (1.8) | 52 (1.7) | 34 (1.9) | .54 |
| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders | 120 (2.5) | 82 (2.7) | 38 (2.2) | .28 |
| Chest Pain | 628 (13.2) | 422 (13.9) | 206 (11.9) | .04 |
| Syncope | 45 (0.9) | 39 (1.3) | 6 (0.4) | .01 |
| Acute stroke/TIA | 101 (2.1) | 64 (2.1) | 37 (2.1) | .95 |
| Pulmonary Embolism/DVT | 61 (1.3) | 37 (1.2) | 24 (1.4) | .63 |
| Other Peripheral Vascular Disease | 100 (2.1) | 66 (2.2) | 34 (1.9) | .62 |
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| Readmission for non-cardiac diagnosis*(%) | 2005 (42.0) | 1234 (40.6) | 771 (44.4) | .01 |
| Pleural Effusion/Pneumothorax | 46 (0.9) | 35 (1.2) | 11 (0.6) | .08 |
| Cardio-Respiratory Failure | 86 (1.8) | 54 (1.8) | 32 (1.8) | .87 |
| COPD | 69 (1.5) | 27 (0.9) | 42 (2.4) | <.001 |
| Pneumonia | 125 (2.6) | 77 (2.5) | 48 (2.8) | .63 |
| Septicemia/Shock | 130 (2.7) | 80 (2.6) | 50 (2.9) | .61 |
| UTI and Urinary System | 43 (0.9) | 14 (0.5) | 29 (1.7) | <.001 |
| Cellulitis | 33 (0.7) | 22 (0.7) | 11 (0.6) | .72 |
| Clostridium Difficile Infection | 14 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 5 (0.3) | .96 |
| Renal Disorders (Renal Failure) | 174 (3.6) | 104 (3.4) | 70 (4.0) | .28 |
| Anemia | 27 (0.6) | 15 (0.5) | 12 (0.7) | .38 |
| Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage | 75 (1.6) | 51 (1.7) | 24 (1.4) | .43 |
| Diabetes and its Complications | 84 (1.8) | 49 (1.6) | 35 (2.0) | .31 |
| Fibrosis of Lung & Other Disorders | 8 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | .95 |
| Hip Fracture | 4 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | .57 |
| Complications of Care | 391 (8.2) | 259 (8.5) | 132 (7.6) | .26 |
| Other Lung Disorders* | 22 (0.5) | 13 (0.4) | 9 (0.5) | .66 |
| Primary Cancer† | 11 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.3) | .53 |
| Other | 663 (13.9) | 412 (13.6) | 251 (14.5) | .39 |
UA=unstable angina, HD=heart disease, CAD=coronary artery disease, TIA=transient ischemic attack, DVT=deep vein thrombosis, COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, UTI=urinary tract infection.
*
Readmission diagnosis grouped into cardiac vs. non-cardiac diagnoses based on criteria indicated in Supplemental Table 2.
†
Includes Acute, Congenital, and Unspecified Lung Abnormalities.
‡
Includes cancer of the Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, and Pleura.