Disparities in ST-elevation myocardial infarction management for the young goose and young gander clinical, organizational, and educational challenges

Circulation

Volumn 131, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 1310-1312

  Wenger, Nanette K ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Myocardial infarction; Women

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84929377215     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015855     Document Type: Editorial

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