The ENACT study: A pan-European survey of acute coronary syndromes

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 1440-1449

  Fox, K A A ^a   Cokkinos, D V ^b   Deckers, J ^c   Keil, U ^d   Maggioni, A ^e   Steg, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^f BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Management; Medication; Myocardial infarction; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033898087     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2185     Document Type: Article

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