Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of 5,557 Patients Age ≥90 Years With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Results From the CRUSADE Initiative

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1790-1797

  Skolnick, Adam H ^a   Alexander, Karen P ^b   Chen, Anita Y ^b   Roe, Matthew T ^b   Pollack Jr , Charles V ^c   Ohman, E Magnus ^b   Rumsfeld, John S ^d   Gibler, W Brian ^e   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Cohen, David J ^a,f  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

^f SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247260979     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.066     Document Type: Article

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