Sex in the CCU: Women with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome may do no worse despite less intervention

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1327-1328

  Bradshaw, Pamela J ^a   Thompson, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; MALE; NOTE; PROGNOSIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 38449121448     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.106047     Document Type: Editorial

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