Podcast 55: A conversation with Prof. Gilles Montalescot about his JAMA paper on immediate versus delayed intervention in non-ST-segment elevation acu...

French researchers find that in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, delaying intervention until the next day does not affect the occurrence of death, MI, or the need for urgent revascularization by the one-month mark. We caught up with the study’s first author in Paris. If you want access to earlier podcasts, you’ve come to the right place if you’re reading this at http://podcasts.jwatch.org. If you’d like to leave a note of delight or dismay, 1-617-440-4374 is the place to do so — or via email to me at [email protected]. This week’s news and interview links: Immediate vs. Delayed Intervention in Non-ST-Segment Elevation ACS 2009 H1N1 Update: Childhood Deaths; Two-Dose Vaccine Likely; N95 Respirators Nonsurgical Treatment for Dupuytren Contracture with Collagenase Dabigatran at Least as Effective as Warfarin in Patients with Afib Ticagrelor Superior to Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes The post Podcast 55: A conversation with Prof. Gilles Montalescot about his JAMA paper on immediate versus delayed intervention in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome first appeared on Clinical Conversations.