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An algorithm to identify incident myocardial infarction using Medicaid data.


AUTHORS

Choma NN , Griffin MR , Huang RL , Mitchel EF , Kaltenbach LA , Gideon P , Stratton SM , Roumie CL , . Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. 2009 11 ; 18(11). 1064-71

ABSTRACT

Studies of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cardiovascular events using administrative data require identification of incident acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) and information on whether confounders differ by NSAID status.


Studies of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cardiovascular events using administrative data require identification of incident acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) and information on whether confounders differ by NSAID status.


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