AORTIC STENOSIS INCREASES THE RISK OF MORTALITY IN HOSPITALIZATION FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A NATIONWIDE STUDY USING THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE

Aortic stenosis (AS) commonly co-exists with coronary artery disease, but the effects of AS presence on myocardial infarction (MI) related mortality is not well understood. Using the National Inpatient Sample (years 2005-2014), we analyzed MI hospitalization-related mortality risk, stratified by