Differences in presentation, treatment, and prognosis in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 253-261

  Sielski, Janusz ^a,b   Janion Sadowska, Agnieszka ^b   Sadowski, Marcin ^b   Nowalany Kozielska, Ewa ^c   Gierlotka, Marek ^c   Poloński, Lech ^c   Janion, Marianna ^a,b  

^a JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Swietokrzyskie Centre of Cardiology   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Elderly; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863752195     PISSN: 00323772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1285     Document Type: Article

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