EPICOR (long-tErm follow-up of antithrombotic management Patterns in acute CORonary syndrome patients) study: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics

American Heart Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-14

  Bueno, Héctor ^a   Danchin, Nicolas ^b   Tafalla, Mónica ^c   Bernaud, Corine ^c   Annemans, Lieven ^d   Van De Werf, Frans ^e  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; NORTHERN EUROPE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870866048     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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