Comparison of interventional cardiology in two European countries: A nationwide internet based registry study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1237-1242

  Gudnason, T ^a,c   Gudnadottir, G S ^a,c   Lagerqvist, B ^b,d   Eyjolfsson, K ^a,c   Nilsson, T ^e   Thorgeirsson, G ^a,c   Andersen, K ^a,c   James, S ^b,d  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Uppsala University Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular registries; Complications; Coronary angiography; Interventional cardiology; Percutaneous coronary interventions; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DEATH; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN UNION; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL APPROACH; REGISTER; REVASCULARIZATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SWEDEN; SWEDISH;

CARDIOVASCULAR REGISTRIES; COMPLICATIONS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885316658     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.054     Document Type: Article

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