A risk score to predict silent myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease under aspirin therapy presenting with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-413

  Chen, Chien Chih ^a,b   Chong, Chee Fah ^a,b   Kuo, Cheng Deng ^c,d   Wang, Tzong Luen ^a,b,e  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ASPIRIN; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34248199953     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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