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. 2013 Jun;24(4):110–116. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-017

Table 3. Initial Medical Management.

Secondary hospitals n = 43 (%) TBH n = 33 (%) p-value
Aspirin 35 (81) 31 (94) 0.9558
150 mg 30 (70) 28 (85) 0.1253
300 mg 5 (12) 3 (9) 0.7209
β-blocker 15 (35) 22 (67) 0.0055*
Nitrates 25 (60) 17 (56) 0.6559
sub-lingual 16 (40) 9 (30) 0.4046
intravenous 9 (21) 8 (24) 0.7313
Heparin
LMWH 37 (86) 32 (97) 0.0829
UFH 0 (0) 0 (0)
Morphine 7 (16) 4 (12) 0.6071
Dobutamine 6 (14) 1 (3) 0.0829

LMWH: low-molecular weight heparin, UFH: unfractionated heparin.

*p-values calculated comparing TBH and secondary hospital groups, p < 0.05 was statistically significant.