Comparison of Frequency of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter in Patients on Statins Versus Not on Statins Presenting With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 404-405

  Ramani, Gautam ^a   Zahid, Maliha ^a   Good, Chester B ^a,b,c   Macioce, Alanna ^b   Sonel, Ali F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THORAX PAIN; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34447625072     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.034     Document Type: Article

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