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Do elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes benefit from early invasive treatment?

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boxed-textLiistro F et al. (2005) Early invasive strategy in elderly patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: comparison with younger patients regarding 30 day and long term outcome. Heart 91: 1284–1288

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