Mortality and morbidity of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in the current era

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-214

  Jose, V Jacob ^a   Gupta, Satya N ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Mortality; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 6044242028     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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