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 ,Revised 17 April 2008 ,Accepted 17 April 2008.

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 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

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