Myocardial infarction in critically ill patients presenting with gastrointestinal hemorrhage: Retrospective analysis of risks and outcome

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1137-1142

  Bhatti, Nasir ^a   Amoateng Adjepong, Yaw ^a   Qamar, Asad ^a   Manthous, Constantine A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Creatine phosphokinase; Electrocardiogram; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; ICU; Intensive care; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031764146     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.4.1137     Document Type: Article

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