Utilization and Determinants of In-Hospital Cardiac Catheterization in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome From the Middle East

Angiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 744-750

  Panduranga, Prashanth ^a   Sulaiman, Kadhim ^a   al Zakwani, Ibrahim ^b   Zubaid, Mohammad ^c   Rashed, Wafa ^d   al Mahmeed, Wael ^e   al Lawati, Jawad ^f   al Motarreb, Ahmed ^g   Haitham, Amin ^h   Suwaidi, Jassim ⁱ   al Habib, Khalid ^j  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^d MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^e SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^g SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^h BAHRAIN DEFENCE FORCE HOSPITAL   (Bahrain)

ⁱ HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^j KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; cardiac catheterization; Middle East

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MULTICENTER STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 78049434145     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319710369794     Document Type: Article

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