The lower portion of STEMI patients is likely to reflect the difference in the underlying population and potential misclassification in ICD-10-CM codes; a higher rate of PCI may suggest an increasing trend toward PCI use in Chinese hospitals.
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The Chasm in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and In-Hospital Mortality Rates Among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients in Rural and Urban Hospitals in China: A Mediation Analysis.
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