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  2. Door-to-balloon - Wikipedia

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    Door-to-balloon is a time measurement in emergency cardiac care (ECC), specifically in the treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (or STEMI). The interval starts with the patient's arrival in the emergency department, and ends when a catheter guidewire crosses the culprit lesion in the cardiac cath lab.

  3. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    "2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines". Circulation. Published online September 23, 2014 (25): 2354– 2394. doi: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000133. PMID 25249586

  4. Acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acute coronary syndrome is subdivided in three scenarios depending primarily on the presence of electrocardiogram (ECG) changes and blood test results (a change in cardiac biomarkers such as troponin levels): [4] ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), or unstable angina. [5]

  5. TIMI - Wikipedia

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    Braunwald held the chairmanship until 2010, when he appointed Marc Sabatine to the position. Among the group's most important works is the TIMI Risk Score, which assesses the risk of death and ischemic events in patients with unstable angina (UA) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

  6. Bivalirudin - Wikipedia

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    ACC/AHA/SCAI 2009 Joint STEMI/PCI Focused Update Class I-B, IIa-B UA/NSTEMI ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for UA/NSTEMI patients Class I-B, IIa-B NSTE-ACS patients ACCP 2008 clinical practice guidelines for patients with NSTE-ACS Grade 1A, 2B PCI ACCP 2008 clinical practice guidelines for patients with NSTE-ACS Grade 1B

  7. American College of Cardiology - Wikipedia

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    The American College of Cardiology (ACC), based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949. It bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet its qualifications. Education is a core component of the college, which is also active in the formulation of health policy and the support of cardiovascular ...

  8. Unstable angina - Wikipedia

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    Unstable angina is a type of angina pectoris [1] that is irregular or more easily provoked. [2] It is classified as a type of acute coronary syndrome. [3]It can be difficult to distinguish unstable angina from non-ST elevation (non-Q wave) myocardial infarction.

  9. Duke Treadmill Score - Wikipedia

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    "Prediction of death and nonfatal myocardial infarction in high-risk patients: A comparison between the Duke treadmill score, peak exercise radionuclide angiography, and SPECT perfusion imaging". Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 46 (1): 5– 11. PMID 15632026. {{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list