American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 5 , Pages 513-517, 1 September 2008

Is Coding for Myocardial Infarction More Accurate Now That Coding Descriptions Have Been Clarified to Distinguish ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction?

  • Benjamin A. Steinberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • William J. French, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • ,
  • Eric Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Paul D. Frederick, MPH, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Ovation Research Group, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Christopher P. Cannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 617-278-0145; fax: 617-734-7329
    • ,
  • National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators

Received 13 February 2008; received in revised form 17 April 2008; accepted 17 April 2008. published online 01 July 2008.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.

 The National Registry of Myocardial Infarction is supported by Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California.

PII: S0002-9149(08)00752-2

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.039

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 5 , Pages 513-517, 1 September 2008

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution