Therapeutic strategies, immediate and mid-term outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes with respect to age: A single-center registry of 488 consecutive patients

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 475-479

  Leoncini, Mario ^a,c   Maioli, Mauro ^a   Bellandi, Francesco ^a   Galvani, Marcello ^b   Ottani, Filippo ^b   Toso, Anna ^a   Di Vincenzo, Emilio ^a   Gallopin, Michela ^a   Dabizzi, Roberto Piero ^a  

^a MISERICORDIA E DOLCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Cardiovascular Research Unit   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Early invasive strategy; Elderly

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 3242881279     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270811     Document Type: Article

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