Risk stratification and timing of coronary angiography in acute coronary syndromes: Are we targeting the right patients in a timely manner? (ANZACS-QI 1)

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1387, 2013, Pages 69-80

  Kerr, Andrew J ^a   Lin, Aaron ^a   Lee, Mildred ^a   Ternouth, Ian ^a   Killion, Bridget ^a   Devlin, Gerry ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890521433     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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