The pACIFIC (prevention of atherothrombotiC incidents following ischemic coronary attack) registry: Rationale and design of a 2-year study in patients initially hospitalised with acute coronary syndrome in Japan

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-83

  Miyauchi, Katsumi ^a   Morino, Yoshihiro ^b   Tsukahara, Kengo ^c   Origasa, Hideki ^d   Daida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Atherothrombotic events; Japan; Preventive treatment; Registry

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 77951298990     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10557-010-6223-2     Document Type: Article

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