Ethnic differences in myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension: Effects of diabetes mellitus

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-236

  Patel, J V ^a,c   Lim, H S ^a   Gunarathne, A ^a   Tracey, I ^a   Durrington, P N ^b   Hughes, E A ^a   Lip, G Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 39849084356     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm151     Document Type: Article

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