American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52, January 2007

Factors associated with myocardial infarction after emergency endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in high-risk patients: a prospective observational study

  • Ching-Tai Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Shih-Pei Huang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tsu-Yao Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tsung-Hsien Chiang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chi-Ming Tai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Chih Su, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Buddist Tzu Chi General Hospital Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chien-Hua Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Jaw-Town Lin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsiu-Po Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding address. Hsiu-Po Wang, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 23123456x5695; fax: +886 2 23947899.

Received 29 March 2006; received in revised form 30 April 2006; accepted 30 April 2006.

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PII: S0735-6757(06)00254-3

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.04.013

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52, January 2007