Decline in Rates of Death and Heart Failure in Acute Coronary Syndromes, 1999-2006

Keith A.A. Fox; Philippe Gabríel Steg; Kim A. Eagle; Shaun G. Goodman; Frederick A. Anderson; Christopher B. Granger; Marcus Flather; Andrzej Budaj; Ann Quill; Joel M. Gore

doi:10.1001/jama.297.17.1892

Abstract

In this multinational observational study, improvements in the management of patients with ACS were associated with significant reductions in the rates of new heart failure and mortality and in rates of stroke and mycoardial infarction at 6 months.

Keywords

MedicineInternal medicineMyocardial infarctionCardiogenic shockCardiologyPercutaneous coronary interventionHeart failureAcute coronary syndromeConventional PCIHazard ratioST elevationConfidence interval

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University of Edinburgh GB

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 297
Issue: 17
Pages: 1892-1892
Citations: 867
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                                    Keith A.A. Fox, 
                                
                                    Philippe Gabríel Steg, 
                                
                                    Kim A. Eagle
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            Decline in Rates of Death and Heart Failure in Acute Coronary Syndromes, 1999-2006. 
                            JAMA
                            , 297
                            (17)
                            , 1892-1892.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.297.17.1892
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.17.1892