Unstable angina non ST elevation myocardial infarction recommendations for PCI
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Overview of Recommendations for PCI in UA / NSTEMI
ACC / AHA Guidelines (DO NOT EDIT) [1]
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Class IIIClass III Guidelines1. Percutaneous coronary intervention (or CABG) is not recommended for patients with 1 or 2 vessel CAD without significant proximal left anterior descending CAD with no current symptoms or symptoms that are unlikely to be due to myocardial ischemia and who have no ischemia on noninvasive testing. (Level of Evidence: C) 2. In the absence of high risk features associated with UA / NSTEMI, PCI is not recommended for patients with UA / NSTEMI who have single vessel or multi vessel CAD and no trial of medical therapy, or who have one or more of the following:
3. A PCI strategy in stable patients with persistently occluded infarct related coronary arteries after NSTEMI is not indicated. (Level of Evidence: B) |
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Sources
- The ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Eleveation Myocardial Infarction [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anderson JL, Adams CD, Antman EM; et al. (2007). "ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine". JACC. 50 (7): e1–e157. PMID 17692738. Text "doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.013 " ignored (help); Unknown parameter
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