Comparative trends in guidelines adherence among patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes treated with invasive versus conservative management strategies: Results from the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Amsterdam, Ezra A ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Ou, Fang Shu ^b   Newby, L Kristin ^b   Pollack Jr , Charles V ^c   Gibler, W Brian ^d   Ohman, E Magnus ^b   Roe, Matthew T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350067843     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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