The Living Guidelines: UA/NSTEMI Recommendations for Initial Conservative vs. Initial Invasive Strategies Polling Results for CLASS I Guidelines

Any recommendations found on these pages are for education use only. WikiDoc is not a substitute for a licensed healthcare provider. Please see the disclaimers page for important information regarding limitations of the information found here. In suggesting edits to the guidelines, WikiDoc suggests that the following classification scheme be used. Read more about the classification scheme used by the ACC / AHA Guidelines Committee here.

Class I Guidelines
1. An early invasive strategy (i.e., diagnostic coronary angiography with intent to perform percutaneous coronary revascularization or CABG) is indicated in UA/NSTEMI patients who have refractory angina or hemodynamic or electrical instability (without serious comorbidities or contraindications to such procedures). (Class I Level of Evidence: B)

 UA/NSTEMI Guidelines Class I Recommendation 1 for Initial Conservative vs. Initial Invasive Strategies should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III

2. An early invasive strategy (i.e., diagnostic angiography with intent to perform percutaneous coronary revascularization or CABG) is indicated in initially stabilized UA/NSTEMI patients (without serious comorbidities or contraindications to such procedures) who have an elevated risk for clinical events (Class I Level of Evidence: A)

 UA/NSTEMI Guidelines Class I Recommendation 2 for Initial Conservative vs. Initial Invasive Strategies should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III