A comparison between B-type natriuretic peptide, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score and their combination in ACS risk stratification

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 1836-1842

  Ang, D S C ^a   Wei, L ^a   Kao, M P C ^a   Lang, C C ^a   Struthers, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOBAL REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN;

EID: 70349908356     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.160234     Document Type: Article

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