Long-term prognosis and clinical characteristics of patients with variant angina

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 651-658

  Yoo, Sang Yong ^a   Shin, Dae Hee ^a   Jeong, Jeong Ihm ^a   Yoon, Juneyoung ^a   Ha, Dong Cheon ^a   Cho, Sung Won ^a   Cheong, Sang Sig ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Prognosis; Variant

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ERGOMETRINE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MOLSIDOMINE; NICORANDIL; NITRATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 58649099630     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2008.38.12.651     Document Type: Article

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