Baseline characteristics, management practices, and in-hospital outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes: Results of the Saudi project for assessment of coronary events (SPACE) registry

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 233-239

  AlHabib, Khalid F ^a   Hersi, Ahmad ^a   AlFaleh, Hussam ^a   AlNemer, Khalid ^b   AlSaif, Shukri ^c   Taraben, Amir ^d   Kashour, Tarek ^e   Bakheet, Anas ^f   Qarni, Ayed Al ^g   Soomro, Tariq ^h   Malik, Asif ⁱ   Ahmed, Waqar H ^j   Abuosa, Ahmed M ^k   Butt, Modaser A ^l   AlMurayeh, Mushabab A ^m   Zaidi, Abdulaziz Al ^h   Hussein, Gamal A ⁿ   Balghith, Mohammed A ^o   Abu Ghazala, Tareg ^p  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Saud Al Babtain Cardiac Center ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f Prince Salman Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^g Al Kharj   (Saudi Arabia)

^h PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

ⁱ KING FAHAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^j KING FAHD ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^k KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^l King Khalid Civilian Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^m Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

ⁿ Military Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^o KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^p International Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

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Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Acute myocardial infarction; Middle East; Registry; Saudi Arabia; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 80053562844     PISSN: 10167315     EISSN: 22125043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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