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The cost implications of an early versus delayed invasive strategy in acute coronary syndromes: the TIMACS study

Kevin R. Bainey, Amiram Gafni, Wesley Tong, Philippe Gabríel Steg, David P. Faxon, André Lamy, Christopher B. Granger, Salim Yusuf, Shamir R. Mehta

Journal of Medical Economics · 2014 · 14 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

An early invasive management strategy is as effective as a delayed approach and is likely to be less costly in most patients with acute coronary syndromes.

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Wayne D. Rosamond, Katherine M. Flegal, Gary Friday et al. · Circulation · 2006 · 3.3K citations

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Comparison of Early Invasive and Conservative Strategies in Patients with Unstable Coronary Syndromes Treated with the Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Tirofiban

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Bootstrap confidence intervals: when, which, what? A practical guide for medical statisticians

James R. Carpenter, John F. Bithell · Statistics in Medicine · 2000 · 1.6K citations

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2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Invasive compared with non-invasive treatment in unstable coronary-artery disease: FRISC II prospective randomised multicentre study

The Lancet · 1999 · 1.3K citations

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