Diagnosis and management of myocardial ischemia (angina) in the elderly patient

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 337-344

  Tresch, D D ^a   Alla, H R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FELODIPINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034754128     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2001.00694.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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