Clinical trial (GUSTO-1 and INJECT) evidence of earlier death for men than women after acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-153

  Rieves, Dwaine ^a   Wright, George ^a   Gupta, Ghanshyam ^a   Shacter, Emily ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME OF DEATH;

CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033980934     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00652-9     Document Type: Article

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