American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 946-953.e2 , November 2008

Patterns of use and effectiveness of early invasive strategy in non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: An assessment by propensity score

  • Ignacio Ferreira-González, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
    • CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Gaietà Permanyer-Miralda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
    • CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gaietà Permanyer-Miralda, MD, Cardiology Department, Epidemiology Unit, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Paseo Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Magda Heras, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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  • José Cuňat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clínico, Valencia, Spain
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  • Emilia Civeira, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain
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  • Fernando Arós, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Spain
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  • Juan J. Rodríguez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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  • Pedro L. Sánchez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital General Universitario “Gregorio Marañón”, Madrid, Spain
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  • Josep R. Marsal, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
    • CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Aida Ribera, BSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
    • CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Jaume Marrugat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM, Hospital del Mar), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Héctor Bueno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital General Universitario “Gregorio Marañón”, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • for the MASCARA study group

      Affiliations

    • A full list of MASCARA study group members is available in Appendix B available online.

Received 13 February 2008 ,Accepted 26 June 2008.

  • Image Result

    Cumulative survival free from death or new ACS for the EIS and the non-EIS groups in the whole population.

    Cumulative survival free from death or new ACS for the EIS and the non-EIS groups in the whole population.

  • Image Result

    Cumulative survival free from death or new ACS for the EIS and the non-EIS groups in the high-risk population.

    Cumulative survival free from death or new ACS for the EIS and the non-EIS groups in the high-risk population.

  • Image Result

    Cumulative survival free from death or new ACS for the EIS and the non-EIS groups in the low/intermediate-risk population.

    Cumulative survival free from death or new ACS for the EIS and the non-EIS groups in the low/intermediate-risk population.

 The authors of this article have no conflicts of interest to declare.

 The present study has been funded with grants from the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (PI04/1408) and Red de Investigación Cardiovascular del Instituto Carlos III (RECAVA), and from an unrestricted grant of Bristol-Myers-Squibb.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00554-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.032

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 946-953.e2 , November 2008

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