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Editorial
Underuse of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes
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  1. Franz-Josef Neumann,
  2. Heinz Joachim Büttner
  1. Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany
  1. Correspondence to:
    Franz-Josef Neumann
    MD, Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Südring 15, 79189 Bad Krozingen, Germany; franz-josef.neumann{at}herzzentrum.de

Abstract

Is coronary revascularisation being underused in patients at highest risk, and overused in those at lower risk?

  • GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
  • ICTUS, Invasive versus Conservative Treatment in Unstable Coronary Syndromes
  • PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention
  • acute coronary syndromes
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • revascularisation

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2006.092643

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