Early readmission for congestive heart failure predicts late mortality after cardiac surgery Richard Lee, MD, MBA, Natalie Homer, BS, Adin-Cristian Andrei, PhD, Edwin C. McGee, MD, S.Chris Malaisrie, MD, Preeti Kansal, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 144, Issue 3, Pages 671-676 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.031 Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier survival curves by 30-day readmission status (log-rank, 28.9; P < .001). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 671-676DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.031) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier overall survival curves by 30-day readmission status and reason. Kaplan–Meier survival curves for all readmitted types and nonreadmitted patients. CHF, Congestive heart failure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 671-676DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.031) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions