Changes in management of elderly patients with myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 987-994

  Schiele, François ^a   Meneveau, Nicolas ^a   Seronde, Marie France ^a   Descotes Genon, Vincent ^a   Oettinger, Joanna ^a   Ecarnot, Fiona ^a   Bassand, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Elderly; Guidelines; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOBAL REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS RISK SCORE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART PERFUSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 65249150724     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn601     Document Type: Article

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