Is there a gender paradox in the early invasive strategy for non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1559-1561

  Elkoustaf, Rachid A ^a   Boden, William E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBIN; DALTEPARIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4444380297     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.07.002     Document Type: Editorial

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