Earl E. Smith

TL;DR: The present guidelines supersede the 1994 guidelines and summarize both the evidence and expert opinion and provide final recommendations for both patient evaluation and therapy.

TL;DR: These guidelines are intended for physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare personnel who care for patients with suspected or established acute myocardial infarction and promote rapid identification and treatment of patients with acute MI.

TL;DR: These revised guidelines for the management of unstable angina and non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction were published in September 2000 and the present article describes these revisions and provides further updates in this rapidly moving field.

TL;DR: The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association request that the following format be used when citing this document: Ryan TJ, Antman EM, Brooks NH, Califf RM, Hillis LD, Hiratzka LF, Rapaport E, Riegel B, Russell RO, Smith EE III, Weaver WD.

TL;DR: The purpose of These Guidelines is to provide a framework for future research into the pathogenesis of UA/NSTEMI and to promote awareness of the need for informed consent for diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome.