Prospective observational study of acute coronary syndromes in China: Practice patterns and outcomes

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 554-560

  Gao, R ^a   Patel, A ^b   Gao, W ^c   Hu, D ^d   Huang, D ^e   Kong, L ^f   Qi, W ^g   Wu, Y ^h   Yang, Y ^a   Harris, P ⁱ   Algert, C ^b   Groenestein, P ^b   Turnbull, Fiona ^b,j  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^g SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h George Institute for International Health   (China)

ⁱ ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42549090650     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.119750     Document Type: Article

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