Targeting Patients Undergoing Angioplasty for Thrombus Inhibition
Author(s) -
William S. Weintraub,
Trevor Thompson,
Steven D. Culler,
Stephen J. Boccuzzi,
Edmund R. Becker,
Andrzej S. Kosinski,
Elizabeth M. Mahoney
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.4.392
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , adverse effect , revascularization , angioplasty , cost effectiveness , emergency medicine , thrombus , cardiology , surgery , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering)
In recent clinical trials, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing adverse events after angioplasty in high-risk patients. However, uncertainty exists regarding the cost-effective selection of patients to receive antiplatelet therapy.
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