ACC/AHA/SCAI Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Design and created by Guideline Central in participation with the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Document Overview

Document Title: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Authoring Societies

American College of Cardiology

American Heart Association

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Document Publication Date: Oct 21, 2015

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 5, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/cir.0000000000000336

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D062645 - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

D062645 - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Keywords: PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), primary PCI

Inclusion Criteria: Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant

Health Care Settings: Hospital, Operating and Recovery Room

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 44

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: Yes

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: Yes