Sex differences in management and mortality of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (from the Korean acute myocardial infarction national registry)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 787-793

  Kang, Si Hyuck ^a,b   Suh, Jung Won ^a,b   Yoon, Chang Hwan ^a,b   Cho, Myeong Chan ^c   Kim, Young Jo ^d   Chae, Shung Chull ^e   Yoon, Jung Han ^f   Gwon, Hyeon Cheol ^g   Han, Kyoo Rok ^h   Kim, Joo Han ⁱ   Ahn, Young Keun ⁱ   Jeong, Myung Ho ⁱ   Kim, Hyo Soo ^b   Choi, Dong Ju ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Young Nam University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Wonju Severance Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^h Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84857788444     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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