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ACCF/AHA Focused Update

2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/ Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2007 Guideline)

A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

2011 Writing Group Members, R. Scott Wright, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Cynthia D. Adams, Charles R. Bridges, Donald E. Casey, Steven M. Ettinger, Francis M. Fesmire, Theodore G. Ganiats, Hani Jneid, A. Michael Lincoff, Eric D. Peterson, George J. Philippides, Pierre Theroux, Nanette K. Wenger, James Patrick Zidar
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vol. 123 no. 18 2022-2060
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https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0b013e31820f2f3e
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  1. 2011 Writing Group Members;
  2. R. Scott Wright, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair*;
  3. Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Vice, Chair*†;
  4. Cynthia D. Adams, RN, PhD, FAHA*;
  5. Charles R. Bridges, MD, ScD, FACC, FAHA†‡;
  6. Donald E. Casey Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FAHA§;
  7. Steven M. Ettinger, MD, FACC‖;
  8. Francis M. Fesmire, MD, FACEP¶;
  9. Theodore G. Ganiats, MD#;
  10. Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA*;
  11. A. Michael Lincoff, MD, FACC*†;
  12. Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA†**;
  13. George J. Philippides, MD, FACC, FAHA*;
  14. Pierre Theroux, MD, FACC, FAHA*†;
  15. Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, FAHA*†;
  16. James Patrick Zidar, MD, FACC, FSCAI†††
  1. *ACCF/AHA Representative.
  2. †Recused from voting on Section 3.2. Recommendations for Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients for Whom Diagnosis of UA/NSTEMI Is Likely or Definite and Section 5.2.1. Recommendations for Convalescent and Long-Term Antiplatelet Therapy.
  3. ‡Society of Thoracic Surgeons Representative.
  4. §American College of Physicians Representative.
  5. ‖ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines Liaison.
  6. ¶American College of Emergency Physicians Representative.
  7. #American Academy of Family Physicians Representative.
  8. **ACCF/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures Liaison.
  9. ††Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions Representative.
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