Early versus Delayed Invasive Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes

R. Mehta, Shamir; B. Granger, Christopher; E. Boden, William; Gabríel Steg, Philippe; Bassand, Jean‐Pierre; P. Faxon, David; Afzal, Rizwan; Chrolavicius, Susan; S. Jolly, Sanjit; Widimský, Petr; Avezum, Álvaro; Rupprecht, Hans‐Jürgen; Zhu, Jun; Col, Jacques; K. Natarajan, Madhu; Horsman, Craig; A.A. Fox, Keith; Yusuf, Salim

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0807986

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Early versus Delayed Invasive Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 20, 2009

Authors:

Shamir R. Mehta

Christopher B. Granger

William E. Boden

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Earlier trials have shown that a routine invasive strategy improves outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. However, the optimal timing of such intervention remains uncertain. METHODS: We randomly assigned 3031 patients with acute coronary syndrom...

Subject

Medicine

Acute coronary syndrome

Percutaneous coronary intervention

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