[PDF] Top 20 ACC AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients Unstable Angina Circ Journal.pdf

... In recent years, technological advances coupled with high acute success rates and low complication rates have in- creased the use of percutaneous catheterization in patients with UA/NSTEMI. Stenting and the use of ... See full document

... (4). Patients with evidence of a low-output state ...resolved. Patients at highest risk for cardiogenic shock due to intra- venous beta blockade in the COMMIT trial were those with tachycardia or in Killip ... See full document

... acute management of postoperative tachycardias varies depending on the likely ...to management generally involves the use of intravenous digoxin, diltiazem, or a beta blocker in an attempt to slow the ... See full document

... the guidelines, the Writing Committee considered evidence published since 2001 and drafted revised recommendations where appropriate to incor- porate results from major clinical trials such as those that compared ... See full document

... all patients also received ASA. Patients were pretreated with placebo or study drug for a median of 10 days before ...most patients received open-label thienopyridine (clopidogrel or ticlopidine) for ... See full document

... STEMI management, and an ongoing continuous quality-improvement ...of patients received prehospital fibrinolysis within 2 hours after symp- tom onset ... See full document

... Many patients with organic heart disease can be broadly categorized into those with HF, CAD, or hypertension, although other types of heart disease can also be associated with ...For patients with HF, ... See full document

... 101 patients with aneurysms measuring less than ...among patients who complied with their follow-up program compared with a 10% rupture rate among those who did not ...aneurysm management, this ... See full document

... the ACC/AHA practice guidelines for exercise testing favor selective evaluation in patients consid- ered to be at particularly high risk ...(e.g., patients with decreased LV function, ... See full document

... Practice Guidelines; Canadian Cardio- vascular Society. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American ... See full document

... (2007) ACC/AHA 2007 guide- lines for the management of patients with unstable an- gina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of ... See full document

... in patients beyond 75 to 80 years of ...high-risk patients has variable ...the management of patients with severely diseased ascending aortas identified by intraoperative echocardiographic ... See full document

... (2). Patients with established coronary disease and low HDL cholesterol are at high risk for recurrent events and should be targeted for aggressive nonpharmacological treat- ment (dietary modification, weight ... See full document

... present. Management of the metabolic syndrome has a 2-fold objective: (1) to reduce underlying causes (ie, obesity and physical inactivity) and (2) to treat associated nonlipid and lipid risk ...In patients ... See full document

... The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardio- vascular ...States. ... See full document

... these patients by obtaining information from the history, physical examination, and ECG (Table 1) to be used to confirm or reject the diagnosis of ...UA/NSTEMI. Patients with possible ACS are candidates for ... See full document

... update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction: executive summary and recommendations: a report of the American College of ... See full document

... the ACC/AHA Task Force and approved by the ACC Board of Trustees and the AHA Science Advisory and Coordinating ...addition, ACC/ AHA sought endorsement from other stakeholders, ... See full document

... for the evaluation and treatment of other life- threatening conditions (eg, respiratory failure), or delays associ- ated with the patient’s informed choice to have more time to consider the decision. In the absence of ... See full document

... therapeutic effect is essential. Potential adverse effects of adenosine include initiation of AF (1% to 15%), which is usually transient and may be particularly problematic for those with ventricular pre-excitation. ... See full document