Impact of age, gender and indigenous status on access to diagnostic coronary angiography for patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes in Australia

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-322

  Roe, Y L ^a   Zeitz, C J ^b   Mittinty, M N ^c   McDermott, R A ^a   Chew, D P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Acute coronary syndromes; Diagnostic coronary angiography; Gender; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874363622     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12050     Document Type: Article

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