Early vs. delayed invasive strategy in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation: A meta-analysis of randomized studies

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-200

  Navarese, E P ^a,b,c,d,e   de Servi, S ^b   Gibson, C Michael ^c   Buffon, A ^a   Castriota, F ^d   Kubica, J ^e   Petronio, A S ^f   Andreotti, F ^a   de Luca, G ^g  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Research Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation   (Italy)

^e NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^g MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BAYES THEOREM; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951483523     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq258     Document Type: Review

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