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Report of 24 cases of myocardial infarction treated at home.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  5723386     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During a four-year period in one general practice 50 patients suffered myocardial infarction; 24 were dead before their general practitioner saw them. Of the surviving 26, 2 were admitted to hospital for social reasons and the others were treated in their homes.One woman suffered a pulmonary embolus on the tenth day of her illness and was admitted to hospital. Three patients were found to develop arrythmias; one of these died. One other patient died, but the others made uneventful recoveries.These results compare well with those obtained by specialist units, perhaps because the advantages of such a unit are balanced by the hazards of transportation to it.
Authors:
R A Sleet
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British medical journal     Volume:  4     ISSN:  0007-1447     ISO Abbreviation:  Br Med J     Publication Date:  1968 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1969-01-25     Completed Date:  1969-01-25     Revised Date:  2010-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372673     Medline TA:  Br Med J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  675-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
Family Practice
Female
Home Nursing
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications,  mortality,  therapy*
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
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