Famingham risk score inadequately identifies patients at risk of a first ST elevation myocardial infarction

Internet Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Bertrand, Mukete ^a   Eid, Sherrine ^a   Moran, Lynn ^a   Xiang, Yufei ^a   Fugate, Tyler ^a   Matsumura, Martin E ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Framingham risk score; St elevation

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 77953827381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1528834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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