Differences in the management and prognosis of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome according to the Department of Initial Admission;Diferencias en el tratamiento y la evolución clínica de los pacientes con síndrome coronario agudo sin elevación del segmento ST en función del servicio clínico de ingreso

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-290

  Bosch, Xavier ^a   Verbal, Fernando ^a   López de Sá, Esteban ^b   Miranda Guardiola, Faustino ^a   Bórquez, Emiliano ^a   Bethencourt, Armando ^c   López Sendón, José L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2942672676     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13059719     Document Type: Article

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