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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 104-111 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine Journal |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Guidelines
- Risk stratification
- Troponin
- Unstable angina