Predictors of Outcomes in Medically Treated Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Angiographic Triage
Goto K, Lansky AJ, Fahy M, Cristea E, Feit F, Ohman EM, White HD, Alexander KP, Bertrand ME, Desmet W, Hamon M, Mehran R, Stone GW. Predictors of Outcomes in Medically Treated Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Angiographic Triage. Circulation 2010, 121: 853-862. PMID: 20142447, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.877944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeAcute coronary syndrome patientsCoronary syndrome patientsComposite ischemiaCoronary syndromeAngiographic screeningCoronary ectasiaIschemic outcomesJeopardy scoreSyndrome patientsUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsAcute coronary syndrome populationPrevious percutaneous coronary interventionIIb/IIIa inhibitorsComposite ischemic eventsEarly invasive approachAdverse cardiac eventsOutcomes of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionPredictors of outcomeTraditional clinical parametersAcute CatheterizationBivalirudin therapyMajor bleeding