Clinical profile of young patients with acute myocardial infarction in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Al Khadra, Akram H ^a,b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infarction; Prevention; Saudi Arabia; Young

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0042830261     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00579-X     Document Type: Article

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