Differences in late cardiovascular mortality following acute myocardial infarction in three major Asian ethnic groups

European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 354-362

  de Carvalho, Leonardo P ^a   Gao, Fei ^b,c   Chen, Qifeng ^b   Hartman, Mikael ^d   Sim, Ling Ling ^b   Koh, Tian Hai ^b   Foo, David ^e   Chin, Chee Tang ^b   Ong, Hean Yee ^f   Tong, Khim Leng ^g   Tan, Huay Cheem ^a   Yeo, Tiong Cheng ^a   Yew, Chow Khuan ^h   Richards, Arthur M ^a   Peterson, Eric D ⁱ   Chua, Terrance ^b   Chan, Mark Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^h National Registry of Disease Office Health Promotion Board   (Singapore)

ⁱ DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; ethnic differences; outcome

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84965090992     PISSN: 20488726     EISSN: 20488734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2048872614527007     Document Type: Article

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