Updating the chest pain algorithm: incorporating new evidence on emerging antiplatelet agents

• Published in: Critical pathways in cardiology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 9
• Main Authors: Galper, Benjamin Z, Stant, Jennifer, Reilly, Mireya, Walter, Sondra, Collins, Michael, Sayan, Osman, Neuberg, Gerald, Miller, Leslie, Moses, Jeffery W, Stone, Gregg W, Giglio, James, Rabbani, LeRoy E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Algorithms; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Chest Pain - drug therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - adverse effects; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome

In 2008, we published our chest pain protocol for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and acute myocardial infarction. Our algorithm was specifically designed for our institution, which includes primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) for all ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs)...