Is female sex an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction?
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether female sex is a factor independently related to in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction. METHODS: Of 600 consecutive patients (435 males and 165 females) with acute myocardial infarction, we studied 13 demographic and clinical variables obtained at the time...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2001-07-01
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000700004 |