Current guidelines for the management of unstable angina: a new diagnostic and management paradigm

C. Aroney; A. N. Boyden; M. V. Jelinek; P. Thompson; A. M. Tonkin; H. White

doi:10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00025.x

Current guidelines for the management of unstable angina: a new diagnostic and management paradigm

C. Aroney, A. N. Boyden, M. V. Jelinek, P. Thompson, A. M. Tonkin, H. White

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Abstract

The new guidelines reflect a worldwide change to more sensitive diagnostic strategies and more aggressive management of unstable angina. Stratification to high risk now includes those patients with only a minor degree of electrocardiographic ST depression (0.5 mm) or a significant elevation of cardiac troponin. High-risk patients are recommended to be treated with intensive medical and invasive management. Intermediate-risk patients may be best evaluated using an accelerated diagnostic strategy over an 8-12 h period before being reclassified as high or low risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-111
Number of pages	8
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00025.x
Publication status	Published - Mar 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Guidelines
Risk stratification
Troponin
Unstable angina

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