Lower thrombolytic use for african americans with myocardial infarction: An influence of clinical presentation?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 338-345

  Borzak, Steven ^a   Joseph, Christine ^b   Havstad, Suzanne ^b   Tilley, Barbara ^b   Smith, Stephen T ^b   Housholder, Susan D ^b   Gheorghiade, Mihai ^b  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032961209     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hj.1999.v137.92523     Document Type: Article

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