Gender differences in management and outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 389-395

  Reina, Antonio ^a   Colmenero, Manuel ^a   Aguayo de Hoyos, Eduardo ^a   Arós, Fernando ^b   Martí, Helena ^c   Claramonte, Ramón ^d   Cuñat, José ^e  

^a Virgen de las Nieves   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^d Department of Intensive Medicine   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Gender; Outcome; Procedures; Prognosis; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847139483     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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