Non-specific chest pain and subsequent serious cardiovascular readmissions

Background The rates of readmission for serious cardiovascular events among patients admitted with a diagnosis of non-specific chest pain are unknown. Methods A national retrospective cohort study in the United States was undertaken to evaluate the rates, trends and predictors of readmission for serious cardiovascular events (acute coronary syndrome (ACS), pulmonary embolism (PE) and aortic dissection (AD)) after an inpatient episode with a...