Long-term benefits of an early invasive management in acute coronary syndromes depend on intracoronary stenting and aggressive antiplatelet treatment: A metaregression

American Heart Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 504-511

  Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe G L ^a,d   Abbate, Antonio ^b   Agostoni, Pierfrancesco ^c   Testa, Luca ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Lotrionte, Marzia ^a   Trani, Carlo ^a   Biasucci, Luigi M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17844380486     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.10.026     Document Type: Article

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