Cardiac ICU Patient Composition Is Changing Over Time (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Cardiac ICU Patient Composition Is Changing Over Time

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A new University of Michigan study finds slightly more than half of heart patients are admitted to the CICU for noncardiac conditions, such as sepsis or renal failure, rather than for a heart condition.

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