Angiographic findings at different time intervals from hospital admission in first non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 761-764

  Figueras, Jaume ^a   Barrabés, José A ^a   Andrés, Mireia ^a   Otaegui, Imanol ^a   Lidón, Rosa Maria ^a   Garcia Dorado, David ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary occlusion; Non ST elevation myocardial infarction; ST segment depression; Time from admission to catheterization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; TRENDS; HEART INFARCTION;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893513089     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.168     Document Type: Article

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