International differences in acute coronary syndrome patients' baseline characteristics, clinical management and outcomes in Western Europe: The EURHOBOP study

Heart

Volumn 100, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1201-1207

  André, Romain ^a   Bongard, Vanina ^a   Elosua, Roberto ^b,c   Kirchberger, Inge ^d   Farmakis, Dimitrios ^e   Häkkinen, Unto ^f,g   Fusco, Danilo ^h   Torre, Marina ⁱ   Garel, Pascal ^j   Araújo, Carla ^k   Meisinger, Christa ^d   Lekakis, John ^e   Malmivaara, Antti ^f,g   Dovali, Maria ^h   Pereira, Marta ^k   Marrugat, Jaume ^b   Ferrières, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

ⁱ ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^j European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE)   (Belgium)

^k University of Porto   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEATH; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904036699     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305196     Document Type: Article

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