Age and sex differences in the treatment of patients with initial acute myocardial infarction: A community-wide perspective

Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-46

  Harrold, Leslie R ^a   Lessard, Darleen ^a   Yarzebski, Jorge ^a   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a   Gore, Joel M ^a   Goldberg, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Gender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0037279771     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068445     Document Type: Article

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