Sex-related differences in the presentation, treatment and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes: The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Dey, S ^a   Flather, M D ^b   Devlin, G ^c   Brieger, D ^d   Gurfinkel, E P ^e   Steg, P G ^f   FitzGerald, G ^g   Jackson, E A ^a   Eagle, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN FAVALORO   (Argentina)

^f BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENOSIS; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449135525     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.138537     Document Type: Article

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