The Most Important Articles in Ischemic Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, and Myocardial Infarction

The Most Important Articles in Ischemic Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, and Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Below are what I believe to be the most important articles in coronary heart disease in mid-2015.  Each trial is divided into categories, and each blue trial name is a link to the trial page.  In many cases where the journal article is open access, the link will open the full article.  Otherwise, a Pubmed or Abstract page will open.  Enjoy!

 

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

VA-CABG

CASS

STICH

CARP 

 

PCI

COURAGE

CARDia

TACTICS/TIMI-18

TIMACS

OAT

APEX-AMI

SIRIUS (sirolimus DES)

TAXUS-IV (paclitaxel DES)

REACT

STREAM (rescue PCI)

TRANSFER-AMI (rescue PCI)

CARESS-IN-AMI

BCIS-1

DEFER (FFR)

FAME (FFR)

 

CABG vs. PCI

BARI

SYNTAX 

FREEDOM

SHOCK

SHOCK-II

 

Medical/Adjunctive Therapy for Ischemia/Infarct

HOPE (ramipril)

BARI-2D

OASIS-V (enoxaparin vs. fondaparinux)

SYNERGY (enoxaparin vs. unfractionated heparin)

TIMI-11b (enoxaparin vs. unfractionated heparin in UA/NSTEMI)

Antiplatelet Trialists’ Intervention: High Risk  Low Risk

CURRENT/OASIS-7 (aspirin & clopidogrel factorial)

CURE (clopidogrel)

TRITON/TIMI-38 (prasugrel vs. clopidogrel)

TRILOGY-ACS (prasugrel vs. clopidogrel)

PLATO (ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel)

COGENT (clopidogrel/PPI)

GRAVITAS (clopidogrel dosing)

ACUITY (heparin+GPIIb/IIIa vs. bivalirudin+GPIIb/IIIa vs. bivalirudin)

HORIZONS-AMI (bivalirudin)

CAPTURE (abciximab)

EARLY-ACS (eptifibatide)

COMMIT (beta blocker, acute MI)

POISE (toprol XL)

DECREASE (bisoprolol, perioperative)

TRIUMPH (tilarginine, shock)

WOEST (clopidogrel without aspirin)

CREDO (clopidogrel)

GUSTO-1  GUSTO-3  (t-PA, streptokinase)

GISSI-1  GISSI-2  (streptokinase, alteplase)

ISIS-2 (streptokinase)

INTIME-2 (lanoteplase)

ASSENT-2 (tenecteplase vs. alteplase)

 

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs and Outcome

ARIC  / ARIC (rosuvastatin)

JUPITER (rosuvastatin)

PROVE-IT/TIMI-22 (pravastatin/atorvastatin)

A-TO-Z (simvastatin)

 

Acute Pericarditis

ICAP (colchicine)

COPE (colchicine)

 

Scoring Systems in AMI

GRACE Scoring System

TIMI Risk Score UA/NSTEMI

 

Guidelines

Unstable Angina / NSTEMI

STEMI

PCI 

CABG Surgery

Cholesterol

 

 

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