Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. cardiosource. org), the American Heart Association …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through November 2010, as well as selected …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations
regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

ContextControversy and uncertainty ensue when the results of clinical research on the
effectiveness of interventions are subsequently contradicted. Controversies are most …

The article describes the mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics
of aspirin, dipyridamole, cilostazol, the thienopyridines, and the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa …

The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published
for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC …

Background Current guidelines for patients with moderate-or high-risk acute coronary
syndromes recommend an early invasive approach with concomitant antithrombotic therapy …

elaboration. Aspirin can also directly scavenge hydroxyl radicals to form the 2, 3-and 2, 5-
dihydroxybenzoate derivatives, which themselves serve as markers of oxidative stress25 …

In patients with stable CAD, PCI can be considered a valuable initial mode of
revascularization in all patients with objective large ischaemia in the presence of almost …