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  • Cura, F. A., Roffi, M., Pasca, N., Wolski, K. E., Lincoff, A. M., Topol, E. J., Lauer, M. S., Global use of strategies to, open St-segment resolution 60 minutes after combination treatment of abciximab with reteplase or reteplase alone for acute myocardial infarction (30-day mortality results from the resolution of st-segment after reperfusion therapy substudy) American Journal of Cardiology  2004 94:859-863  DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.018  PMID:15464665
  • L'Allier, P. L., Aronow, H. D., Cura, F. A., Bhatt, D. L., Albirini, A., Schneider, J. P., Topol, E. J., Ellis, S. G. Clopidogrel is associated with better in-hospital and 30-day outcomes than ticlopidine after coronary stenting Canadian Journal of Cardiology  2003 19:1041-1046  PMID:12915931
  • Cura, F. A., Kapadia, S. R., L'Allier, P. L., Ziada, K. M., Mukherjee, D., Wolski, K. E., Yadav, J. S., Brener, S. J., Whitlow, P. L., Topol, E. J., Ellis, S. G. Effect of uncoated stenting versus balloon angioplasty alone of long coronary (> 20 mm) versus shorter narrowings on one-year event-free survival American Journal of Cardiology  2003 91:587-590  DOI:10.1016/s0002-9149(02)03313-1  PMID:12615267
  • Cura, F. A., L'Allier, P. L., Kapadia, S. R., Houghtaling, P. L., Dipaola, L. M., Ellis, S. G., Topol, E. J., Brener, S. J., IIb, Gusto, Investigator, Rapport Predictors and prognosis of suboptimal coronary blood flow after primary coronary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction American Journal of Cardiology  2001 88:124-128  DOI:10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01605-8  PMID:11448407
  • Cura, F. A., Kapadia, S. R., L'Allier, P. L., Schneider, J. P., Kreindel, M. S., Silver, M. J., Yadav, J. S., Simpfendorfer, C. C., Raymond, R. R., Tuzcu, E. M., Franco, I., Whitlow, P. L., et al. Safety of femoral closure devices after percutaneous coronary interventions in the era of glycoprotein iib/iiia platelet blockade American Journal of Cardiology  2000 86:780-782  DOI:10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01081-x  PMID:11018201
  • Cura, F. A., Bhatt, D. L., Lincoff, A. M., Kapadia, S. R., L'Allier, P. L., Ziada, K. M., Wolski, K. E., Moliterno, D. J., Brener, S. J., Ellis, S. G., Topol, E. J. Pronounced benefit of coronary stenting and adjunctive platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition in complex atherosclerotic lesions Circulation  2000 102:28-34  PMID:10880411