Age and clinical outcomes in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 134-139

  Ahmed, Emad ^a   Alhabib, Khalid F ^b   El Menyar, Ayman ^a,c,d   Asaad, Nidal ^a   Sulaiman, Kadhim ^e   Hersi, Ahmad ^b   Almahmeed, Wael ^f   Alsheikh Ali, Alawi A ^f   Amin, Haitham ^g   Al Motarreb, Ahmed ^h   Al Saif, Shukri ⁱ   Singh, Rajvir ^a   Al Lawati, Jawad ^j   Al Suwaidi, Jassim ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^d Ahmed Maher's Teaching Hospital   (Egypt)

^e ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^f SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^g BAHRAIN DEFENCE FORCE HOSPITAL   (Bahrain)

^h SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

ⁱ Saud Al Babtain Cardiac Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^j MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

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Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Age; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84880511882     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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