Older men hospitalized at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) or pneumonia experienced lower 30-day risk-standardized all-cause mortality rates for AMI and HF, but higher 30-day risk-standardized all-cause readmission rates for all three conditions than those treated at non-VA hospitals, according to a study published Feb. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Results showed that mortality rates were lower in VA hospitals than non-VA hospitals for AMI and HF but higher for pneumonia. Additionally, hospital readmission rates were higher in VA hospitals for all three conditions. Read more on ACC.org.