Epidemiological characteristics and in-hospital management of acute coronary syndrome patients in Greece: Results from the TARGET study

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Andrikopoulos, George ^a   Tzeis, Stylianos ^a   Mantas, Ioannis ^b   Olympios, Christoforos ^c   Kitsiou, Anastasia ^d   Kartalis, Athanasios ^e   Kranidis, Athanasios ^f   Tsaknakis, Themistoklis ^g   Richter, Dimitrios ^h   Pras, Athanasios ⁱ   Pipilis, Athanasios ^j   Lampropoulos, Stylianos ^k   Oikonomou, Kostas ^l   Gotsis, Alexandros ^m   Anastasiou Nana, Maria ⁿ   Triposkiadis, Filippos ^o   Goudevenos, John ^p   Theodorakis, George ^a   Vardas, Panos ^q  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Halkida   (Greece)

^c THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e Chios General Hospital   (Greece)

^f IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g Achilopouleio General Hospital of Volos   (Greece)

^h Athens Euroclinic   (Greece)

ⁱ Chania General Hospital St George   (Greece)

^j HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^k Bodosakeio General Hospital of Ptolemaida   (Greece)

^l General Hospital of Edessa   (Greece)

^m General Hospital of Komotini   (Greece)

ⁿ NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^o UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^q UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

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Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Greece; Survey; TARGET; TARGET Study

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIVITAMIN K; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE; RETEPLASE; TENECTEPLASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GREECE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84856293250     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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