American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 775-779 , 15 September 2009

Association of a Unique Cardiovascular Risk Profile With Outcomes in Hispanic Patients Referred for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Dynamic Registry)

  • Shailja V. Parikh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
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  • Jonathan R. Enriquez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Faith Selzer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • James N. Slater, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Warren K. Laskey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Robert L. Wilensky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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  • Oscar C. Marroquin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Elizabeth M. Holper, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 214-590-8617; fax: 214-590-5032

Received 7 March 2009 ,Revised 2 May 2009 ,Accepted 2 May 2009.

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 This study was supported by Grant HL-33292 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01039-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.006

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 775-779 , 15 September 2009

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