Care of non-ST-segment elevation patients: insights from the CRUSADE national quality improvement initiative.
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE) ACS, represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. To address this widespread, serious health problem, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) published guidelines for the treatment of NSTE ACS, which include unstable angina (UA) and NSTE myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). These ACC/AHA guidelines are intended to help physicians make appropriate decisions when diagnosing and treating patients with NSTE ACS.
Ohman
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Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. mohman@med.unc.edu
Roe
Matthew T
MT
Smith
Sidney C
SC
Brindis
Ralph G
RG
Christenson
Robert H
RH
Harrington
Robert A
RA
Gibler
W Brian
WB
Peterson
Eric D
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