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Is early invasive treatment superior to selectively invasive treatment in patients with acute coronary syndromes?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine volume 3, pages 130–131 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textFox KA et al. (2005) 5-year outcome of an interventional strategy in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: the British Heart Foundation RITA 3 randomised trial. Lancet 366: 914–920

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