Differential Distribution of Risk Factors and Outcome of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Kuwait: Three Years' Experience

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Zubaid, M ^a,b   Suresh, C G ^a   Thalib, L ^b   Rashed, W ^a  

^a MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary artery disease; Kuwait; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 1042301196     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075630     Document Type: Article

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