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. 2016 May 26;2016(5):CD004815. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004815.pub4

Dimitrov 2013.

Trial name or title Timing of invasive strategy in acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation in groups of patients with different ischemic risk
Methods Randomized controlled trial
Participants 178 participants with UA/NSTEMI
Interventions Early invasive (coronary angiography‐SCAG and percutaneous intervention‐PCI in the first 24 hours after admission); selective invasive (attempt for medical stabilization and proceeding to SCAG only in case of angina recurrence and/or evidence of inducible myocardial ischaemia
Outcomes Choice of an early invasive strategy in participants with acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation in the presence of high risk features is associated with a reduced incidence of MACE compared to a selective invasive strategy. In the subgroups of participants without high risk characteristics the advantages of early versus selective are not as clear
Starting date  
Contact information University Hospital St. Ekaterina, Sofia, Bulgaria
Notes Full study not yet analysed/published. We extracted details from a conference abstract

UA = unstable angina; NSTEMI = non ST segment myocardial infarction; SCAG = Selective coronary angiography; PCI = Percutaneous coronary intervention; MACE = Major adverse cardiac events