Coronary revascularisation in stable patients after an acute coronary syndrome: A propensity analysis of early invasive versus conservative management in a register-based cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bugiardini, Raffaele ^a   Eskola, Markku ^b   Huhtala, Heini ^c   Niemelä, Kari ^b   Karhunen, Pekka ^d   Miglio, Rossella ^a   Manfrini, Olivia ^a   Pizzi, Carmine ^a   Nikus, Kjell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CREATINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROPENSITY SCORE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 84877681436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002559     Document Type: Article

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