Why the study?
Does coronary angiography and intervention reduce death and readmission in patients with NSTEMI?
Population
13,489 admissions with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction at 44 British hospitals with…
Comparison
Coronary angiography with or without coronary… vs No coronary angiography
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
180 days
Authors
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May support post-NSTEMI angiography in survivors; leaves open causality and optimal selection pending RCTs.
Does coronary angiography and intervention reduce death and readmission in patients with NSTEMI?
Coronary angiography and intervention after NSTEMI are associated with significant reductions in 180-day mortality and readmission across various demographic and comorbidity subgroups.
Birkhead et al. (2009) studied this question.
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