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Early versus delayed invasive intervention in acute coronary syndromes

Authors :
Mehta, Shamir R.
Granger, Christopher B.
Boden, William E.
Steg, Philippe Gabriel
Bassand, Jean-Pierre
Faxon, David P.
Afzal, Rizwan
Chrolavicius, Susan
Rupprecht, Hans-Jurgen
Avezum, Alvaro
Widimsky, Petr
Jolly, Sanjit S.
Zhu, Jun
Col, Jacques
Natarajan, Madhu K.
Horsman, Craig
Fox, Keith A.A.
Yusuf, Salim
Source :
The New England Journal of Medicine. May 21, 2009, Vol. 360 Issue 21, p2165, 11 p.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the effects of timing of routine invasive procedures in patients with acute coronary syndromes . Results showed that early intervention did not make a significant difference in the primary outcome but helped in preventing other related complications in high-risk patients.

Subjects

Subjects :
Angiography -- Usage
Angiography -- Health aspects
Heart attack -- Diagnosis
Heart attack -- Prevention
Cardiac patients -- Care and treatment

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00284793
Volume :
360
Issue :
21
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The New England Journal of Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.201110553

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