Mortality of patients admitted with a suspected acute myocardial infarction in whom the diagnosis is not confirmed

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 206-212

  Packham, C ^a   Gray, D ^a   Silcocks, P ^a   Brown, N ^a   Melville, M ^a   Hampton, J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Survival; Suspected myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034054913     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1757     Document Type: Article

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