Invasive management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: Lessons from RITA-3 and other randomised trials;Tratamiento invasivo del síndrome coronario agudo sin elevación del segmento ST: Lecciones del estudio RITA-3 y otros ensayos clínicos aleatorizados

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 836-842

  Henderson, Robert A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY STENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0242693341     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13051608     Document Type: Editorial

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