Panic attack and its correlation with acute coronary syndrome - More than just a diagnosis of exclusion

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-202

  Soh, Keng Chuan ^a   Lee, Cheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Angina; Myocardial infarction; Panic disorder

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; OXYGEN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AKATHISIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PANIC; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION;

EID: 77950879705     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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