Acute Coronary Syndromes

Matthew Katz; Umesh K. Gidwani

doi:10.1002/9781119293255.ch16

Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are potentially life-threatening conditions that require emergent medical attention to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality. Medical therapy with anticoagulation and dual antiplatelet agents is proven to be effective in the treatment of ACS. This chapter provides a detailed discussion on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of ACS. ACS can be viewed as three different clinical syndromes: ST elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, and unstable angina. The pathogenesis of ACS is as simple as a mismatch between myocardial demand and its blood supply causing ischemia and, when severe enough, infarction. It is important to consider a broad differential diagnosis when approaching a patient with chest pain. Committing oneself to the diagnosis of ACS without considering other potentially life-threatening causes of chest pain could result in poor outcomes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mount Sinai Expert Guides
Subtitle of host publication	Critical Care
Publisher	wiley
Pages	123-138
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781119293255
ISBN (Print)	9781119293262
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119293255.ch16
State	Published - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias
Cardioversion clinical history
Diagnostic tests
ECG

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