The incidence, treatment strategies and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in the "reperfusion network" of different hospital types in the Czech Republic: Results of the Czech evaluation of acute coronary syndromes in hospitalized patients (CZECH) registry

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-219

  Widimsky, Petr ^a   Zelizko, Michal ^a   Jansky, Petr ^a   Tousek, Frantisek ^a   Holm, Frantisek ^a   Aschermann, Michael ^a  

^a Czech Society of Cardiology and 36 hospitals in   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Pharmacotheraphy; Registry; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TICLOPIDINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; REGISTRIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249294415     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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