Differences in treatment patterns and outcomes between hispanics and non-hispanic whites treated for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the NCDR ACTION registry-GWTG

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 630-631

  Guzman, Luis A ^a   Li, Shuang ^a   Wang, Tracy Y ^a   Daviglus, Martha L ^a   Exaire, Jose ^a   Rodriguez, Carlos J ^a   Torres, Vilma I ^a   Funk, Marjorie ^a   Saucedo, Jorge ^a   Granger, Chris ^a   Pia, Ileana L ^a   Cohen, Mauricio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863049047     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.882     Document Type: Letter

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