Publications by authors named "Jacob M Mathew"
Background: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk for accelerated atherosclerosis. It is unknown, however, whether rheumatoid arthritis also increases in-hospital mortality after a myocardial infarction or influences the therapy patients receive.
Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of 1,112,676 patients with myocardial infarction in the 2003-2005 Nationwide Inpatient Sample was performed.