What is the optimum role and timing of early invasive management of patients with acute coronary syndromes?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 72-73

  Boden, William E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Angiography; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENOXAPARIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 32144437848     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0462     Document Type: Short Survey

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