Evidence-based medical therapy of patients with acute coronary syndromes

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-116

  Ramanath, Vijay S ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CLOPIDOGREL; DALTEPARIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; ENOXAPARIN; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FONDAPARINUX; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LISINOPRIL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; NADROPARIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PLACEBO; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34249026356     PISSN: 11753277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00129784-200707020-00002     Document Type: Review

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