Management of high-risk non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the UK: need for alternative models of care to reduce length of stay and admission to angiography times.
Clin Med (Lond)
; 15(6): 522-5, 2015 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26621938
ABSTRACT
The roll out of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention pathway as the default treatment for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) across the NHS has led to a paradigm shift in the model of care resulting in a significant improvement in mortality. In comparison, a similar care plan does not exist for non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) despite the fact that patients presenting with high-risk non-STEMI carry a similar if not higher mortality at six months in comparison to STEMI. In this article we focus on the contemporary management of NSTE-ACS in the NHS and also look at some of the dedicated pathways already developed and implemented successfully in expediting treatment and decreasing hospital stay without compromising the safety of patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Angiografia Coronária
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Hospitalização
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Tempo de Internação
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Med (Lond)
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido