American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 99, Issue 9 , Pages 1203-1207 , 1 May 2007

Effect of Intravenous Nicorandil and Preexisting Angina Pectoris on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With a First ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Hideki Ishii, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Department of Cardiology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 81-52-744-2195; fax: 81-52-744-2210.
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  • Satoshi Ichimiya, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
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  • Masaaki Kanashiro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
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  • Tetsuya Amano, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Yasuhiro Ogawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Hirotsugu Mitsuhashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Shinichi Sakai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Department of Cardiology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
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  • Tadayuki Uetani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Ryuichiro Murakami, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Keiko Naruse, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Toyoaki Murohara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Tatsuaki Matsubara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan

Received 2 November 2006 ,Revised 13 December 2006 ,Accepted 13 December 2006.

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 This study was supported by the Suzuken Memorial Foundation, Nagoya; the AGU High-Tech Research Center Project for Private Universities, Nagoya; and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan from 2003 to 2007, Japan.

PII: S0002-9149(07)00145-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.034

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 99, Issue 9 , Pages 1203-1207 , 1 May 2007

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