Comparison of Early Invasive and Conservative Strategies in Patients with Unstable Coronary Syndromes Treated with the Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Tirofiban

P. Cannon, Christopher; S. Weintraub, William; A. Demopoulos, Laura; Vicari, Ralph; J. Frey, Martin; Lakkis, Nasser; Neumann, Franz–Josef; Robertson, Debbie; DeLucca, Paul; M. DiBattiste, Peter; Michael Gibson, C.; Braunwald, Eugene

doi:10.1056/nejm200106213442501

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Comparison of Early Invasive and Conservative Strategies in Patients with Unstable Coronary Syndromes Treated with the Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Tirofiban

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 21, 2001

Authors:

Christopher P. Cannon

William S. Weintraub

Laura A. Demopoulos

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is continued debate as to whether a routine, early invasive strategy is superior to a conservative strategy for the management of unstable angina and myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation. METHODS: We enrolled 2220 patients with unstable angina and myocardial infarctio...

Subject

Tirofiban

Medicine

Cardiology

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