Gender differences in acute coronary syndrome in Arab Emirati women - Implications for clinical management

Angiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-14

  Shehab, Abdulla ^a   Yasin, Javed ^a   Hashim, Muhammad Jawad ^a   Al Dabbagh, Bayan ^a   Mahmeed, Wael Al ^b   Bustani, Nazar ^b   Agrawal, Amrish ^c   Yusufali, Afzalhussein ^d   Wassef, Adel ^e   Alnaeemi, Abdulla ^f  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Fujairah Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^d DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^e Saif Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^f ZAYED MILITARY HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; gender; United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY REPERFUSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84870864035     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: 19401574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319712443891     Document Type: Article

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