Outcomes of hospitalized patients with non-acute coronary syndrome and elevated cardiac troponin level

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 630-635

  McFalls, Edward O ^a,h   Larsen, Greg ^b   Johnson, Gary R ^d   Apple, Fred S ^e   Goldman, Steven ^c   Arai, Andrew ^f   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a   Jesse, Robert ^a   Holmstrom, Scott T ^g   Sinnott, Patricia L ^g  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^h VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Coronary artery disease; Non acute coronary syndrome diagnosis; Outcomes; Troponins

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DATA BASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 79959327343     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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