title: Synopsis and Review of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association 2013 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Guideline.
abstract: The "2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines" is a major revision of the 2004 guideline. This article provides a synopsis and review of the guideline focusing on changes in patient care and implementing processes to ensure quality care. The implementation of this guideline provides nursing with a unique opportunity to affect patients and families primarily by recognition of the event and education about lifestyle modification and disease management. Regionalization of emergency systems provides a novel situation for nursing to develop interdepartmental and system protocols.
authors.affiliation: Helen F. Brown is Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD 21401 (helen0751@aol.com).
authors.forename: Helen F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D019468:Disease Management; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States