Atherosclerotic heart disease: Prevalence and risk factors in hospitalized men with haemophilia A

Haemophilia

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 867-871

  Ragni, M V ^a   Moore, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Haemophilia; Heart disease; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOPHILIA A; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AGE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEMOPHILIA A; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855399476     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2011.02501.x     Document Type: Article

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