Letter in Primary Definition Patients Study Deaths/100
Figure 2 study for entry entered interval patients/month
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A Clinical EMT 1,427 Prehospital, 4.2
trial: diagnoses presenting
lidocaine of to
vs. possible paramedics
placebo acute MI
B Multicenter Increasing 3,465 Presenting 2.6
Chest New onset at ED
Pain
Trial
458 Postdischarge 1.0
to
approximately
2.3 years
C Natural Increasing 4,698 Presenting 5.0
history at ED
of
angina ICU 0.2
patients discharge
to 1 year
D Clinical Increasing 484 First 3 2.0
trial: ECG days of
aspirin changes ICU
vs. admission
heparin
E Clinical Rest 133 ICU 6.0
trial: Increasing admission
nifedipine to 2
weeks
vs. 2 weeks 0.4
propranolol post-
plus admission
nitrate to 6
months
F Reaction Increasing 403 Day 7-11 1.6
to New onset of ICU
discontinuing ECG admission
heparin changes
G Prognostic Rest 911 ICU 0.2
significance Increasing admission
of ECG New onset to 1 year
H Clinical Increasing 100 Discharge 4.8
trial: New onset to 1
propranolol ECG month
vs. changes post-
diltiazem presentation
I Outcome Rest 196 Discharge 0.75
of Increasing to 4
unstable months
angina
J Describe Rest 4,698 ICU 0.5
events Increasing discharge
for ICU No enzymes to 1 year
patients
K Smoking None 157 Months 1.0
outcomes 2-6
postpresentation
L Clinical Ejection 6,797 Screening 0.5
trial: fraction to
Enalapril <35% average
vs. of 40
placebo months
M Clinical Age >60 5,736 Screening 0.06
trial: SBP >160 to
Antihyper- DBP <90 average
tensives of 4.5
vs. years
placebo
Key = A: Hargarten, Aprahamian, Stueven et al., 1986;B: White,
Lee, Cook et.al., 1990; C: Karlson, Herlitz, Pettersson et al.,
1993; D: Theroux, Waters, Qiu et al., 1993; E: Muller, Turi,
Pearle et al., 1984; F: Theroux, Waters, Lam et al., 1992; G:
Nyman, Areskog, Areskog et al., 1993; H: Theroux, Taeymans,
Morissette et al., 1985; I: Wilcox, Freedman, McCredie et al.,
1989; J: Cairns, Singer, Gent et al., 1989; K: Daly, Mulcahy
Graham et al., 1983. L: Yusef, Pepine, Garces et al., 1992; M:
SHEP Cooperative Research Group, 1991.