Acute coronary syndrome in young women under 55 years of age: clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 648-655

  Davis, Melinda ^a   Diamond, Jamie ^a   Montgomery, Daniel ^a   Krishnan, Sangeetha ^a   Eagle, Kim ^a   Jackson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; Disparities; Gender; Outcomes; Young women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MICHIGAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STROKE; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938291502     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-015-0827-2     Document Type: Article

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