Gender based differences in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Findings from Chinese Registry of Acute Coronary Events (CRACE)

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1063-1067

  Song, Xian Tao ^a   Chen, Yun Dai ^a   Pan, Wei Qi ^a   Lü, Shu Zheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chinese; Gender

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; REPERFUSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 34547547348     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200706020-00007     Document Type: Article

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