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Intracoronary thrombus and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade with tirofiban in unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction: Angiographic results from the PRISM-PLUS Trial (platelet receptor inhibition for ischemic syndrome management in patients limited by unstable signs and symptoms) by ZHAO, X.-Q, THEROUX, P, SNAPINN, S. M, SAX, F. L

“…Background —The present study describes the effects of tirofiban, a nonpeptide platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor blocker, on the characteristics of…”
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Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor blockade improves outcomes in diabetic Patients presenting with Unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the Platelet Receptor Inhibition in Ischemic syndrome management in Patients Limited by Unstable Signs and Symptoms (PRISM-PLUS) study by THEROUX, Pierre, ALEXANDER, Joe JR, PHARAND, Chantal, BARR, Eliav, SNAPINN, Steven, GHANNAM, Asma F, SAX, Frederic L

“…Diabetic patients who present with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction suffer a substantially greater incidence of subsequent infarction…”
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Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-ranging study of tirofiban (MK-383) platelet IIb/IIIa blockade in high risk patients undergoing coronary angioplasty by Kereiakes, J., Kleiman, Neal S., Ambrose, John, Cohen, Marc, Rodriguez, Samuel, Palabrica, Theresa, Herrmann, Howard C., Sutton, Joseph M., Weaver, W.Douglas, McKee, Donna B., Fitzpatrick, Virginia, Sax, Frederic L.

“…Objectives. The objectives of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized dose-ranging study were 1) to examine the safety and tolerability of tirofiban…”
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Combination therapy with tirofiban and enoxaparin in acute coronary syndromes by Cohen, Marc, Théroux, Pierre, Weber, Simon, Laramée, Pierre, Huynh, Thao, Borzak, Steven, Diodati, Jean G, Squire, Iain B, Deckelbaum, Lawrence I, Thornton, Annemarie R, Harris, Katherine E, Sax, Frederic L, Lo, Man-Wai, White, Harvey D

“…Background: Tirofiban, an intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist, and enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin, have each been shown to be effective at…”
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Upstream use of tirofiban in patients admitted for an acute coronary syndrome in hospitals with or without facilities for invasive management by Théroux, Pierre, Alexander, Joe, Dupuis, Jocelyn, Pesant, Yves, Gervais, Pierre, Grandmont, Dominique, Kouz, Simon, Laramée, Pierre, Huynh, Thao, Barr, Eliav, Sax, Frederic L.

“…Management and prognosis of acute coronary syndromes may be influenced by the availability of catheterization facilities at admitting hospitals. Treatment…”
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Calcium-antagonist receptors in the atrial tissue of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Wagner, J A, Sax, F L, Weisman, H F, Porterfield, J, McIntosh, C, Weisfeldt, M L, Snyder, S H, Epstein, S E

“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by a nondilated, hypertrophied left ventricle in the absence of any overt cause. A possible role of adrenergic…”
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Medical patients at high risk for catastrophic deterioration by Sax, F L, Charlson, M E

“…The objective of this study was to develop criteria to demarcate patients at risk for catastrophic deterioration (arrest or major decompensation) and those…”
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Resuscitation: How Do We Decide?: A Prospective Study of Physicians' Preferences and the Clinical Course of Hospitalized Patients by Charlson, Mary E, Sax, Frederic L, MacKenzie, C. Ronald, Fields, Suzanne D, Braham, Robert L, Douglas, R. Gordon

“…Physicians have to address the question of the measures to be employed in the event that a patient's condition deteriorates after admission to the hospital. To…”
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The therapeutic efficacy of critical care units from two perspectives: a traditional cohort approach vs a new case-control methodology by Charlson, M E, Sax, F L

“…The therapeutic efficacy of critical care units-whether they do more good than harm and for whom--has not been established, except for patients who are…”
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Intermediate care. How do we know it works? by Charlson, M E, Sax, F L

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Utilization of critical care units. A prospective study of physician triage and patient outcome by Sax, F L, Charlson, M E

“…To identify patients likely to be admitted to a critical care unit as well as those at high risk of deterioration, we studied all patients admitted to the…”
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Intracoronary thrombus and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade with tirofiban in unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction: Angiographic results by Xue-Qiao, Zhao, Theroux, Pierre, Snapinn, Steven M, Sax, Frederic L

“…BACKGROUND: The present study describes the effects of tirofiban, a nonpeptide platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor blocker, on the characteristics of…”
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Cognitive impairment. Can it predict the course of hospitalized patients? by Fields, S D, MacKenzie, C R, Charlson, M E, Sax, F L

“…All patients admitted to three medical services at the New York Hospital during a one-month period were screened with Folstein's Mini-Mental State Examination…”
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Microvascular angina by Wennmalm, A

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Calcium-antagonist receptors in cardiomyopathy by Lohse, M J

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Resuscitation: How Do We Decide? by Charlson, Mary E, Sax, Frederic L, MacKenzie, C Ronald, Fields, Suzanne D, Braham, Robert L, Douglas, R Gordon

“…A study of 604 patients admitted to a hospital for medical service during a one-month period is presented. The purpose of the study was to determine which…”
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Ethics of life support and resuscitation

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Hypertension and renal failure in a patient with tuberous sclerosis by Green, J E, Adams, G W, Shawker, T H, Sax, F L, Koeller, D M, Zasloff, M A

“…The cause of hypertension in this patient with tuberous sclerosis appeared to be the result of volume expansion due to renal failure. Renal insufficiency was…”
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Pharmacologic and tracer methods to study sympathetic function in primary hypertension by Goldstein, D S, Eisenhofer, G, Garty, M, Sax, F L, Keiser, H R, Kopin, I J

“…Systemically infused tritiated norepinephrine (NE) was used to estimate total body NE spillover into arterial blood during mental challenge (playing a video…”
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Trade-offs between hospital charges and patient outcomes by Pompei, P, Charlson, M E, Sax, F L, Ales, K, MacKenzie, C R, Norton, M

“…The increasing cost of health care has focused attention on the trade-offs between health care expenditures and patient outcomes. In this study, hospital…”
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