We appreciate the supportive comments in the letter entitled “Risk stratification
and Timing for Invasive Approach in Patients with Non-STEMI” in response to our original
article entitled “Gender-Based Outcome Differences for Emergency Department Presentation
of Non-STEMI Acute Coronary Syndrome” [
[1]
]. Current literature supports the use of coronary angiography and revascularization
for the majority of patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI).
Although the timing of coronary angiography and revascularization remains controversial,
we do agree that clinical features and risk stratification play an important role
in this decision. Still, we believe shortening treatment delays including time to
patient presentation, emergency department length of stay (LOS) as well as important
clinical outcomes such as overall hospital LOS and mortality remain important goals.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Reference
- Gender-based outcome differences for emergency department presentation of non-STEMI acute coronary syndrome.Am J Emerg Med. 2019; 37: 179-182
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: February 22, 2019
Accepted:
February 22,
2019
Received:
February 21,
2019
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
