Profile of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 485-489

  Jafary, Maqbool H ^a   Samad, Abdus ^b   Ishaq, Mohammad ^c   Jawaid, Shaukat Ali ^d   Ahmad, Mansoor ^e   Vohra, Ejaz Ahmad ^f  

^a Midciti Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Pakistan)

^d PULSE International   (Pakistan)

^e CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^f ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS); Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI); Ischaemic heart disease; Profile; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548378744     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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