TACTICS-TIMI trial

Introduction

The study evaluated 18 patients with unstable angina or non-ST- segment elevated myocardial infarction.

Patients were randomized to:

• • early angiography (within 48 hours), or
  • conservative measures (angiography & revascularization if recurrent ischemia at rest or with provocative testing, despite medical therapy)

Patients receiving early angiography had significantly reduced rates of combined:

• death
• recurrent myocardial infarction
• rehospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

Patients with elevation of troponin levels were found to benefit from early angiography.

Also see VANQWISH trial.

More general terms

• clinical trial

Additional terms

• coronary angiography
• myocardial infarction (MI); heart attack
• VANQWISH trial