[Recommendations of the International Cardiology Forum (ICF) 1998 on revision of the current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of unstable angina pectoris and nontransmural myocardial infarct].
Rapid progress in the understanding and treatment of unstable angina and acute coronary syndrome are prompting occasional revisions to current treatment guidelines. The recommendations contained in this paper are based on the consensus reached during discussions at the 'International Cardiology Forum' in September 1998. Consensus was reached on significant major points, although some aspects remain controversial. A substantial body of data accumulated in a host of studies justify changes to current treatment habits.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D010045:Outpatients; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors