Are patients with angiographically near-normal coronary arteries who present as acute myocardial infarction actually safe?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-212

  Kang, Won Yu ^a   Jeong, Myung Ho ^a   Ahn, Young Keun ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^b   Chae, Shung Chull ^c   Kim, Young Jo ^d   Hur, Seung Ho ^e   Seong, In Whan ^f   Hong, Taek Jong ^g   Choi, Dong Hoon ^h   Cho, Myeong Chan ⁱ   Kim, Chong Jin ^j   Seung, Ki Bae ^k   Chung, Wook Sung ^k   Jang, Yang Soo ^h   Rha, Seung Woon ^l   Bae, Jang Ho ^m   Cho, Jeong Gwan ^a   Park, Seung Jung ⁿ  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Busan Hanseo Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^e Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^f Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^g Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^h Yonsei University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^j Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^k The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^l Korea University   (South Korea)

^m Konyang University   (South Korea)

ⁿ University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78651420665     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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