Epidemic of myocardial infarction in India

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 669-671

  Kahali, Dhiman ^a,b  

^a B M Birla Heart Research Center   (India)

^b CMRI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TROPONIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AMBULANCE; AWARENESS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIAC PATIENT; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; SELF CARE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; THORAX PAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; HEART INFARCTION; INDIA;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 77954938556     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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