CAD risk factors and acute myocardial infarction in Pakistan

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-424

  Saleheen, Danish ^a   Frossard, Philippe ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 4043100352     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.59.4.2005208     Document Type: Article

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