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Hospitals with highest, lowest 30-day mortality rates for heart attack patients

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

New York City-based NYU Langone hospital had the lowest 30-day mortality rate for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released July 31.

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Unnecessary use of beta-blockers after a heart attack?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Half of all patients discharged from hospital after a heart attack are treated with beta-blockers unnecessarily, new study suggests.

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Are you one of the “Top Grateful Patients” at your hospital?

Heart Sisters

After my book was published, the hospital that had sent me home in mid-heart attack with an acid reflux misdiagnosis invited me to be the guest speaker at a fundraising campaign they were about to launch.

Hospital 138
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More Evidence That Flu Is Linked to Heart Attacks

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Influenza infection was associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI), especially for those without a prior hospitalization for coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a Dutch observational case series.

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Hospitals with highest, lowest heart attack readmission rates

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Two Michigan hospitals had the highest excess readmission ratios for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2022, according to CMS data released July 31.

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Top hospitals for cardiac care: Healthgrades

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Of those, 97 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in cardiac care for heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment and heart valve surgery. Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct.

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Hospitals with the lowest readmission rates for heart attack patients

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Discover the hospitals with the highest and lowest hospital return days for heart attack patients, according to CMS data collected from July 2019 to June 2022.