Evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes and its relationship to treatment

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 605-611

  Jedrzkiewicz, Sean ^a   Goodman, Shaun G ^a,b   Yan, Raymond T ^a,b   Grondin, Francois R ^c   Gallo, Richard ^d   Welsh, Robert C ^e   Lai, Kevin ^f   Huynh, Thao ^g   Yan, Andrew T ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN HEART RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Hotel Dieu de Levis Hospital   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e MAZANKOWSKI ALBERTA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f Nanaimo Regional General Hospital   (Colombia)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 77950226532     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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