The snow-shoveler's ST elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-600

  Janardhanan, Rajesh ^a   Henry, Zachary ^a   Hur, David J ^a   Lin, Christine M ^a   Lopez, David ^a   Reagan, Patrick M ^a   Rudnick, Sean R ^a   Koshko, Travis J ^b   Keeley, Ellen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b WCAV TV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SNOW SHOVELER'S ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENT THROMBOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STENTS;

EID: 77955440083     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.075     Document Type: Article

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