International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 70-77 , 6 October 2011

A comparison of ST elevation versus non-ST elevation myocardial infarction outcomes in a large registry database: Are non-ST myocardial infarctions associated with worse long-term prognoses?

  • Lech Polonski

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, IIIrd Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Mariusz Gasior

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, IIIrd Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Marek Gierlotka

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, IIIrd Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Tadeusz Osadnik

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, IIIrd Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. IIIrd Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Szpitalna 2 41-800 Zabrze, Poland. Tel.: +48 32 3733619; fax: +48 32 2732679.
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  • Zbigniew Kalarus

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Ist Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Maria Trusz-Gluza

      Affiliations

    • Ist Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Marian Zembala

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Chair and Department of Cardiosurgery and Transplantology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Krzysztof Wilczek

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, IIIrd Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Andrzej Lekston

      Affiliations

    • Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, IIIrd Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • Tomasz Zdrojewski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diabetology and Hypertension, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
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  • Michal Tendera

      Affiliations

    • IIIrd Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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  • on behalf of the PL-ACS Registry Pilot Group

Received 1 February 2010 ,Revised 10 June 2010 ,Accepted 2 July 2010.

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PII: S0167-5273(10)00535-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.07.008

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 70-77 , 6 October 2011

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