Stable angina pectoris with no obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with increased risks of major adverse cardiovascular events

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 734-744

  Jespersen, Lasse ^a   Hvelplund, Anders ^b,c   Abildstrøm, Steen Z ^a   Pedersen, Frants ^d   Galatius, Søren ^c   Madsen, Jan K ^c   Jørgensen, Erik ^d   Kelbæk, Henning ^d   Prescott, Eva ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Angiography; Chest pain; Coronary artery disease; Gender; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; STROKE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA, STABLE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755165684     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr331     Document Type: Article

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