Despite advances in treatment, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. Previous research has highlighted long-standing sex disparities in the care of such patients. However, differences in the patterns of discharge have not been well described. One key parameter is the destination of discharge and, in particular, discharge to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)—a factor associated with worse prognosis and greater costs to the healthcare system. Our aim was to observe destination differences after AMI on the basis of sex and other baseline characteristics.
