Perspectives: Rationale and design of the ISACS-TC (International Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Transitional Countries) project

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.A, 2014, Pages

  Bugiardini, Raffaele ^a   Badimon, Lina ^b   Manfrini, Olivia ^a   Boytsov, Sergei ^c   Božidarka, Knežević ^c   Daullxhiu, Irfan ^c   Dilic, Mirza ^c   Dorobantu, Maria ^c   Erglis, Andreis ^c   Gafarov, Valery ^c   Gale, Christopher P ^c   Goncalvesova, Eva ^c   Goudev, Asen ^c   Gustiene, Olivja ^c   Hall, Alistair ^c   Karpova, Irena ^c   Kedev, Sasko ^c   Manak, Nicolay ^c   Miličić, Davor ^c   Ostojic, Miograd ^c   Parkhomenko, Alexander N ^c   Popovici, Mihail ^c   Studenkan, Martin ^c   Toth, Kalman ^c   Trninić, Dijana ^c   Vasiljevic, Zorana ^c   Zakke, Ilja ^c   Zaliunas, Remigijus ^c   Vaccarino, Viola ^c   Goudev, Assen ^c   Zaliunas, Remigius ^c   Gustiene, Olivija ^c   Knezevic, Bozidarka ^c   Dorubantu, Maria ^c   Ojstoic, Miodrag ^c   Studencan, Martin ^c   Manak, Nicoly ^c   Lovric, Milica ^c   Korać, Robert ^c   Mandic, Dragana ^c   Vujović, Vlado ^c   Blagojević, Milan ^c   Milekić, Jovana ^c   Trendafilova, Elina ^c   Somleva, Desislava ^c   Krivokapic, Ljiljana ^c   Rajovic, Gordana ^c   Šahmanović, Omer ^c   Saranovic, Mirko ^c   Radoman, Colovic ^c   Tomic, Slavica Cvijovic ^c   Ljubic, Vujica ^c   Velickovic, Milan ^c   Radojicic, Sonja ^c   Arsenescu Georfescu, Catalina ^c   Garbea, Smaranda ^c   Radu, Capalneanu ^c   Olinic, Dan ^c   Calin, Pop ^c   Chifor, Alexandru ^c   Babes, Katalin ^c   Lonescu, Dan Dominic ^c   Craiu, Elvira ^c   Petrescu, Hie ^c   Magda, Ionescu ^c   Luminita, Serban ^c   Benedek, Imre ^c   Marinescu, Sorin ^c   Tiberiu, Nanea ^c   Gheorghe, Gabriela ^c   Malaescu, Ion ^c   Trocan, Nicolae ^c   Doina, Dimulescu ^c   Putnikovic, Biljana ^c   Arandjelovic, Aleksandra ^c   Nikolic, Natasa Markovic ^c   Zdravkovic, Marija ^c   Saric, Jelena ^c   Radovanovic, Slavica ^c   Matic, Irena ^c   Srbljak, Nebojsad ^c   Davidovic, Goran ^c   Simovic, Stefan ^c   Zivkovic, Sinisa ^c   Petkovic Curic, Slavenka ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cardiac catheterization and procedures; Evidence based secondary prevention therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ALBANIA; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; BULGARIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROATIA; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INDIVIDUALIZATION; KOSOVO; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MOLDOVA; MONTENEGRO (REPUBLIC); PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SERBIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; UKRAINE;

EID: 84892692666     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: 15542815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sut002     Document Type: Review

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