Efficacy and safety of multivessel percutaneous revascularization and Tirofiban therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 631-633

  Brener, Sorin J ^a   Murphy, Sabina A ^b   Gibson, C Michael ^b   DiBattiste, Peter M ^b   Demopoulos, Laura A ^b   Cannon, Christopher P ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DRUG RECEPTOR; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYROSINE;

EID: 0037106954     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02569-9     Document Type: Article

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