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Outcomes in Patients with Acute Non-Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction Randomly Assigned to an Invasive as Compared with a Conservative Management Strategy

Survey of AnesthesiologyPublished 1 October 1999
William E. Boden, Robert A. O’Rourke, Michael H. Crawford, Alvin Blaustein, Prakash Deedwania, Robert G. Zoble
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TL;DR

Most patients with non-Q-wave myocardial infarction do not benefit from routine, early invasive management consisting of coronary angiography and revascularization, and a conservative, ischemia-guided initial approach is both safe and effective.

Abstract

BODEN, WILLIAM E.; O'ROURKE, ROBERT A.; CRAWFORD, MICHAEL H.; BLAUSTEIN, ALVIN S.; DEEDWANIA, PRAKASH C.; ZOBLE, ROBERT G.; WEXLER, LAURA F.; KLEIGER, ROBERT E.; PEPINE, CARL J.; FERRY, DAVID R.; CHOW, BRUCE K. PHILIP W. LAVORI FOR THE VETERANS AFFAIRS NON-Q-WAVE INFARCTION STRATEGIES IN HOSPITAL (VANQWISH) TRIAL INVESTIGATORS Author Information

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