Care and outcomes of asian-American acute myocardial infarction patients: Findings from the american heart association get with the guidelines-coronary artery disease program

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Qian, Feng ^a   Ling, Frederick S ^a   Deedwania, Prakash ^b   Hernandez, Adrian F ^c   Fonarow, Gregg C ^d   Cannon, Christopher P ^e   Peterson, Eric D ^c   Peacock, W Frank ^f   Kaltenbach, Lisa A ^c   Laskey, Warren K ^g   Schwamm, Lee H ^h   Bhatt, Deepak L ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Asian Americans; Outcomes; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ASIAN AMERICANS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860795517     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.111.961987     Document Type: Article

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