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2007 Guideline Update for Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Focus on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapies

Objective: To summarize key changes in the 2007 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline recommendations for pharmacologic therapy as they relate to antiplatelets ...
FiercePharma

Effient® Added to Updated ACCF/AHA Clinical Guidelines for ACS-PCI Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Myocardial I

PARSIPPANY, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oral antiplatelet therapy Effient® (prasugrel) has been added to the updated clinical practice guidelines as a Class I recommended ...
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New Non-ST-Elevation ACS Guidelines: New Title, New Approach

DALLAS, TX and WASHINGTON, DC — The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have issued a guideline for the management of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Guidance on the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in the UK. It is a progressive disease. The first presenting symptom is often stable angina (pain in the chest on exertion), which may ...