Association of frontal QRS-T angle-age risk score on admission electrocardiogram with mortality in patients admitted with an acute coronary syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-313

  Lown, Mark T ^a   Munyombwe, Theresa ^b   Harrison, Wendy ^b   West, Robert M ^b   Hall, Christiana A ^a   Morrell, Christine ^a   Jackson, Beryl M ^a   Sapsford, Robert J ^a   Kilcullen, Niamh ^a   Pepper, Christopher B ^a   Batin, Phil D ^c   Hall, Alistair S ^a   Gale, Chris P ^b,d  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Gastroenterology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84855944119     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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