Delay to angiography and outcomes following presentation with high-risk, non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-215

  Swanson, N ^a,g   Montalescot, G ^b   Eagle, K A ^c   Goodman, S G ^d   Huang, W ^e   Brieger, D ^f   Devlin, G ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^g JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; STROKE; THERAPY DELAY; TIME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62149090630     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.149922     Document Type: Article

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