Patients admitted to hospital with chest pain - Changes in a 20-year perspective

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 141-146

  Thang, Nguyen Dang ^a   Karlson, Björn Wilgot ^a,b   Bergman, Bo ^c   Santos, Marco ^c   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Bengtson, Ann ^d   Johanson, Per ^a   Rawshani, Araz ^a   Herlitz, Johan ^a,e  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Coronary heart disease; Electrocardiography; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SWEDEN; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 84877778706     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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