A national Survey of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischaemia (SAMII) in the U.K.: Characteristics, management and in-hospital outcome in women compared to men in patients under 70 years

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 1458-1463

  Bowker, T J ^a   Turner, R M ^a   Wood, D A ^a   Roberts, T L ^a   Curzen, N ^a   Gandhi, M ^a   Thompson, S G ^a   Fox, K M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Gender differences; Myocardial ischaemia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; NITRATE; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033884333     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2237     Document Type: Article

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