In 2009, the total number of readmissions after being treated for a heart attack was 88,000. The top five reasons for readmission were:
• Heart failure or shock — 13.4 percent of readmissions
• Scheduled percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery — 11.8 percent of readmissions
• New heart attack — 9.2 percent of readmissions
• Circulatory disorders (except heart attack) with cardiac catheterization — 4 percent of readmissions
• Chest pain — 3.8 percent of readmissions
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