A Comparison of Acute Coronary Syndrome Care at Academic and Nonacademic Hospitals

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-46

  Patel, Manesh R ^a   Chen, Anita Y ^a   Roe, Matthew T ^a   Ohman, E Magnus ^a   Newby, L Kristin ^a   Harrington, Robert A ^a   Smith Jr , Sydney C ^b   Gibler, W Brian ^c   Calvin, James E ^d   Peterson, Eric D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Patient care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845866082     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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