Retinal vein occlusion and the risk of acute myocardial infraction: A 3-year follow-up study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 717-720

  Hu, C C ^a,b,c,d   Ho, J D ^a,b   Lin, H C ^e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; TAIWAN;

EID: 66749112010     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.151605     Document Type: Article

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