Table 4

Hospital readmissions, cardiac emergency room visits and cardiology outpatient visits

Total (n=710)Nurse group (n=361)Usual care (n=349)p Value
Total number of readmissions21886(39%)132(61%)0.023
 Readmissions for ACS3817(45%)21(55%)0.58
  STEMI124(33%)8(67%)0.35
  NSTEMI84(50%)4(50%)0.99
  UAP189(50%)9(50%)0.98
 Other CVD readmissions8221(26%)61(74%)<0.001
  Chest pain no ACS4812(25%)36(75%)0.001
  Atrial fibrillation92(22%)7(78%)0.09
  Congestive HF60(0%)6(100%)0.034
  CVA31(33%)2(67%)0.57
  Others166(38%)10(63%)0.40
 Interventions2912(41%)17(59%)0.41
  CAG62(33%)4(67%)0.42
  PCI219(43%)12(57%)0.54
  CABG21(50%)1(50%)0.99
 Elective interventions9848(49%)50(51%)0.68
  CAG6132(52%)29(48%)0.67
  PCI2612(46%)14(54%)0.74
  CABG114(36%)7(64%)0.37
Cardiac emergency room visits8029(36%)51(64%)0.036
Outpatient cardiology visits1600822(51%)778(49%)0.20
  • Data are numbers of admissions, interventions or visits (%) as applicable.

  • ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CABG, coronary artery bypass surgery; CAG, coronary angiography; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HF, heart failure; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary interventions; STEMI, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; UAP, unstable angina pectoris.