Differences in presentation and management of Stable Angina from East to West in Europe: A comparison between Poland and the UK

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-318

  Daly, Caroline Ann ^a   Stepinska, Janina ^b   Deptuch, Tomasz ^b   Ruzyllo, Witold ^b   Fox, Kevin ^c   Gitt, Anselm ^d   Tendera, Michal ^e   Fox, Kim ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Health care provision; Revascularisation rates; Stable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NICORANDIL; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EASTERN EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 40949147423     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.103     Document Type: Article

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