Early invasive therapy of non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes - Combined with upstream antiplatelet therapy: Yes - But how early?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1383-1384

  Niemelä, Kari ^a   Vikman, Saila ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIIB-IIIA COMPLEX; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042066348     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(03)00281-1     Document Type: Editorial

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