title: A comprehensive acute coronary syndrome algorithm for centers with percutaneous coronary intervention capability.
abstract: A comprehensive acute coronary syndrome (ACS) protocol was developed to improve the quality of care for patients admitted with definite or probable ACS. These protocols were constructed to streamline the practice for diverse clinicians who care for ACS patients across a variety of clinical settings. They are applicable in the emergency department, the cardiac catheterization laboratory, and the inpatient settings for hospitals with primary percutaneous coronary intervention capability. These protocols standardized the care by selecting the best therapy for each clinical scenario based on available established guidelines to insure the safest and highest value (quality/cost) medical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA 30033, USA. mmcdan2@emory.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Syed Tanveer
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Rab
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keadey
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liberman
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fantz
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Abhinav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Aloke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lowery-North
authors.forename: Kreton
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mavromatis
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Samady
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000465:Algorithms; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*