HCUP Projections: Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures 2011 to 2012

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/projections/2012-02.pdf

January 18, 2013, Issue #364

AHRQ Stats

Patients’ survival following a heart attack in the hospital has improved since 2001, according to AHRQ projections. The in-hospital death rate is projected to fall to 5.4 percent by the end of 2012, compared with 9.9 percent in 2001. (Source:  HCUP Projections: Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures 2011 to 2012).