Pharmacological approach to patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: Does sex make a difference?

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Janion Sadowska, Agnieszka ^a   Sielski, Janusz ^a,c   Gierlotka, Marek ^b   Nowalany Kozielska, Ewa ^b   Janion, Marianna ^a,c   Poloński, Lech ^b  

^a wi tokrzyskie Cardiology Center   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Pharmacotherapy; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE; TICLOPIDINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLAND; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 79954531234     PISSN: 00323772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1011     Document Type: Article

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