Electrocardiographic findings at presentation, in relation to in-hospital mortality and 30-day outcome of patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes; The GREECS study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-270

  Pitsavos, Christos ^a   Chrysohoou, Christina ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Stefanadis, Clhristodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Risk; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GREECE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVOR; URBAN AREA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37349056063     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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