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World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2012; 4(1): 15-19
Published online Jan 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i1.15
Prognostic significance of heart rate in hospitalized patients presenting with myocardial infarction
Lorenzo Fácila, Pedro Morillas, Juan Quiles, Federico Soria, Alberto Cordero, Pilar Mazón, Manuel Anguita, Cándido Martín-Luengo, Jose Ramón Gonzalez-Juanatey, Vicente Bertomeu, on behalf of the “The Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome” (PAMISCA) Investigators
Lorenzo Fácila, Department of Cardiology, Consorcio Hospitalario General de Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain
Pedro Morillas, Juan Quiles, Alberto Cordero, Vicente Bertomeu, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, 03550 Alicante, Spain
Federico Soria, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
Pilar Mazón, Jose Ramón Gonzalez-Juanatey, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, 15706 A Coruña, Spain
Manuel Anguita, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Reina Sofía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Cándido Martín-Luengo, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Author contributions: Fácila L, Morillas P, Quiles J, Cordero A and Bertomeu V contributed to data collection, data analysis and designed the study, wrote and edited the manuscript; Anguita M, Soria F, Mazón P, Martín-Luengo C and Gonzalez-Juanatey JR designed the study.
Correspondence to: Dr. Lorenzo Fácila, Department of Cardiology, Consorcio Hospitalario General de Valencia, Avenida Tres Cruces 2, 46014 Valencia, Spain. lfacila@gmail.com
Telephone: +34-96-1972000 Fax: 34-96-1972161
Received: September 25, 2011
Revised: October 29, 2011
Accepted: November 5, 2011
Published online: January 26, 2012
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