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2004 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: implications for emergency department practice.

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Pollack, CV; Diercks, DB; Roe, MT; Peterson, ED; American College of Cardiology, ; American Heart Association,
Published in: Ann Emerg Med
April 2005

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association last published evidence-based guidelines for the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in 1999. In mid-2004, in recognition of the evolution and improvement of many of the most basic tenets of clinical management of STEMI since that time, an updated edition of the STEMI guidelines has been published. These guidelines offer many evidence-based recommendations that are pertinent to the out-of-hospital and emergency department care of STEMI patients, including initial evaluation, risk stratification, stabilizing management, and the choice between pharmacologic and mechanical revascularization. These are presented and discussed here.

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Published In

Ann Emerg Med

DOI

EISSN

1097-6760

Publication Date

April 2005

Volume

45

Issue

4

Start / End Page

363 / 376

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Myocardial Reperfusion
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Humans
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Electrocardiography
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Pollack, C. V., Diercks, D. B., Roe, M. T., Peterson, E. D., American College of Cardiology, ., & American Heart Association, . (2005). 2004 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: implications for emergency department practice. Ann Emerg Med, 45(4), 363–376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.003
Pollack, Charles V., Deborah B. Diercks, Matthew T. Roe, Eric D. Peterson, Eric D. American College of Cardiology, and Eric D. American Heart Association. “2004 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: implications for emergency department practice.Ann Emerg Med 45, no. 4 (April 2005): 363–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.003.
Pollack CV, Diercks DB, Roe MT, Peterson ED, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association. 2004 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: implications for emergency department practice. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Apr;45(4):363–76.
Pollack, Charles V., et al. “2004 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: implications for emergency department practice.Ann Emerg Med, vol. 45, no. 4, Apr. 2005, pp. 363–76. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.003.
Pollack CV, Diercks DB, Roe MT, Peterson ED, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association. 2004 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: implications for emergency department practice. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Apr;45(4):363–376.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Emerg Med

DOI

EISSN

1097-6760

Publication Date

April 2005

Volume

45

Issue

4

Start / End Page

363 / 376

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Myocardial Reperfusion
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Humans
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Electrocardiography
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences