| Literature DB >> 16046952 |
W Brian Gibler1, Christopher P Cannon, Andra L Blomkalns, Douglas M Char, Barbara J Drew, Judd E Hollander, Allan S Jaffe, Robert L Jesse, L Kristin Newby, E Magnus Ohman, Eric D Peterson, Charles V Pollack.
Abstract
In the United States each year, >5.3 million patients present to emergency departments with chest discomfort and related symptoms. Ultimately, >1.4 million individuals are hospitalized for unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. For emergency physicians and cardiologists alike, these patients represent an enormous challenge to accurately diagnose and appropriately treat. This update of the 2002 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (UA/NSTEMI) provides an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of these patients in the emergency department, in-hospital, and after hospital discharge. Despite publication of the guidelines several years ago, many patients with UA/NSTEMI still do not receive guidelines-indicated therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16046952 DOI： 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.04.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Emerg Med ISSN： 0196-0644 Impact factor: 5.721