It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations
regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

The goal of this statement is to develop consensus recommendations aimed at measuring
and optimizing outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). For the purposes of this …

2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the
Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction …

For new or updated text, view the 2011 Focused Update. Text supporting unchanged
recommendations has not been updated. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines …

Background If primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed promptly, the
procedure is superior to fibrinolysis in restoring flow to the infarct-related artery in patients …

Background: Regional variations in reperfusion times and mortality in patients with ST-
segment–elevation myocardial infarction are influenced by differences in coordinating care …

Clinical case: A 58-year-old woman called 9-1-1 with acute onset of chest pain that had
persisted for 30 minutes. She had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 …

AIM: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) varies between regions, but the
contribution of different factors to this variability is unknown. This study examined whether …

Background—Regional ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction systems are being
developed to improve timely access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …