Acute coronary syndromes in the setting of acute infections: Is there an overdiagnosis with overtreatment?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 383-

  Yalta, Kenan ^a   Sivri, Nasir ^a   Yetkin, Ertan ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BSK Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Acute infection; Overdiagnosis; Overtreatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEART ENZYME; MYOCARDIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T WAVE INVERSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79958164886     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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