American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1018-1022 , 15 October 2009

Comparison of Men and Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries

  • Ayman El-Menyar, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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  • Mohammad Zubaid, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait
    • ,
  • Wafa Rashed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait
    • ,
  • Wael Almahmeed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    • ,
  • Jawad Al-Lawati, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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  • Kadhim Sulaiman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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  • Ahmed Al-Motarreb, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Sana's, Yemen
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  • Haitham Amin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mohammed Bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre, Manama, Bahrain
    • ,
  • Singh R, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Research Centre, Doha, Qatar
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  • Jassim Al Suwaidi, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation Hospital, Doha, Qatar
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 9744392642; fax: 9744392454

Received 14 April 2009 ,Revised 3 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 June 2009.

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 The Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events is a Gulf Heart Association project and was financially supported by Sanofi-Aventis, Paris France, and Qatar Telecommunications Company, Doha, Qatar.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01171-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.06.003

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1018-1022 , 15 October 2009

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