The use of risk scores for stratification of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome patients

Experimental and Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Khalill, Ramjane ^a   Lei, Han ^a   Chang, Jing ^a   He, Quan ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; NSTEMI; Risk scores; Risk stratification; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 70449488014     PISSN: 12056626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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