Patterns of use and effectiveness of early invasive strategy in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: An assessment by propensity score

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ferreira González, Ignacio ^a,b   Permanyer Miralda, Gaietà ^a,b   Heras, Magda ^c   Cuňat, José ^d   Civeira, Emilia ^e   Arós, Fernando ^f   Rodríguez, Juan J ^g   Sánchez, Pedro L ^h   Marsal, Josep R ^a,b   Ribera, Aida ^a,b   Marrugat, Jaume ⁱ   Bueno, Héctor ^h  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 54349083252     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.032     Document Type: Article

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