Selection bias of elderly patients with chronic angina referred for catheterization

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-85

  Kaiser, C ^a   Jeger, R ^a   Wyrsch, S ^a   Schoeb, L ^a   Kuster, G M ^a   Buser, P ^a   Osswald, S ^a   Bernet, F ^a   Brett, W ^a   Grize, L ^b   Pfisterer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Chronic angina; Selection bias; Trial of Invasive versus Medical Therapy in the Elderly (TIME)

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTION BIAS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646554768     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.024     Document Type: Article

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