Impact of gender in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-421

  El Menyar, Ayman A ^a   Al Suwaidi, Jassim ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Gender; Myocardial infarction; Short long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY STENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MALE; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELECTION BIAS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650318115     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.09.10     Document Type: Review

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