September 5, 2000Open Access
View Full PaperACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary and Recommendations
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction)
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Intervention
Initial evaluation including a search for noncoronary causes
The ACC/AHA guidelines recommend that the initial evaluation of suspected ACS include a search for noncoronary causes.
Abstract
I 1. The initial evaluation of the patient with suspected ACS should include a search for noncoronary causes that could explain the development of symptoms. (Level of Evidence: C)