Improved long-term prognosis for patients with unstable coronary syndromes 1988-1995

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 533-539

  Abrahamsson, P ^a   Rosengren, A ^a   Dellborg, M ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Unstable angina pectoris

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEART ENZYME; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHOCK; ST SEGMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYNDROME; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034016838     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1940     Document Type: Article

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