Open Access2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2007 Guideline): Highlights for the Clinician
Author(s) -
Wenger Nanette K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.20964
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , unstable angina , myocardial infarction , acute coronary syndrome , cardiology , canadian cardiovascular society , angina , st elevation , intensive care medicine , pathology
The 2011 Update to the Unstable Angina/Non–ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction (UA/NSTEMI) Guideline is based in evolving data or expert opinion and incorporates information from late‐breaking clinical trials presented at the 2008–2009 Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology, among others, as well as selected data through April 2010. The 5 key issues highlighted in this summary are: (1) the timing of acute interventional therapy in non–ST‐elevation myocardial infarction; (2) emphasis on the timing, duration, and application of dual and triple antiplatelet therapy; (3) specific recommendations for patients with diabetes mellitus; (4) the role and potential benefit of invasive therapy in patients with advanced renal dysfunction; and (5) issues of quality improvement for acute coronary syndromes. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dr. Wenger is a consultant at Emory Heart and Vascular Center, Atlanta, Georgia. The author has no other funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.