Is coronary angiography in unstable patients safe in district general hospitals without any on-site revascularisation?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Jokhi, P P ^a   Critoph, C ^a   Rozkovec, A ^a   Radvan, J R ^a   Levy, T M ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; District general hospital; Non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DEATH; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SAFETY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 27244433649     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.11.024     Document Type: Article

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