2012 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (updating the 2007 guideline and replacing the 2011 focused update): a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on July 16, 2012

Authors

Hani Jneid, Jeffrey L Anderson, R Scott Wright, Cynthia D Adams, Charles R Bridges, Donald E Casey, Steven M Ettinger, Francis M Fesmire, Theodore G Ganiats, A Michael Lincoff, Eric D Peterson, George J Philippides, Pierre Theroux, Nanette K Wenger, James Patrick Zidar

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of Antiplatelet Effect of Ticagrelor vs Tirofiban in Patients With Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (TE-CLOT) | NCT01660373

Dynamic Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease | NCT03324308

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