Does diabetes mellitus explain the higher hospital mortality of women with acute myocardial infarction? Results from the Berlin Myocardial Infarction Registry

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 143-151

  Maier, Birga ^a,b   Thimme, Walter ^b   Kallischnigg, Gerd ^a,b   Graf Bothe, Claudia ^c   Röhnisch, Jens Uwe ^d   Hegenbarth, Claire ^e   Theres, Heinz ^f  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Berlin Myocardial Infarction Registry   (Germany)

^c DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

^d Vivantes Klinikum Hellersdorf   (Germany)

^e VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^f CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Diabetes; Gender

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GERMANY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33745217844     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2006.05056     Document Type: Article

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