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The Lancet, 2022 Although substantial progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally, with nearly half of these deaths due to ischaemic heart disease. The broadening availability of high-sensitivity troponin assays has allowed for rapid rule-out algorithms in patients
Bergmark, Brian A +4 more
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Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 2003 Acute coronary syndromes encompass a heterogenous group of patients with different clinical presentations, who have differences in both the extent and severity of underlying coronary atherosclerosis and who have different degrees of risk of progression to myocardial infarction.
S P, Masud, R, Mackenzie
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BMJ, 2007 Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are still underused, especially in patients at high risk About 120 000 people are diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome in England and Wales each year, and about 1.5 million people are discharged from hospitals in the United States with the diagnosis.1 Despite the use of standard medical treatment, the risk of death ...
A, Khavandi, P R, Walker
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Acute Coronary Syndromes [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 Mehta et al. do not show any significant difference between early and delayed intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Cequier Fillat, Àngel R. +2 more
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Acute coronary syndromes [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2016 In the UK, there are over 80,000 admissions annually with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) involves primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is delivered via dedicated heart attack centres.
Kotecha, T, Rakhit, RD
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Acute coronary syndrome in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting. Literature review
Российский кардиологический журнал, 2022 Invasive management of patients with ST- segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (ST-ACS) and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) is a priority and reflected in the current guidelines for management of this category of patients with a ...
O. L. Barbarash +2 more
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A Review of Neurogenic Stunned Myocardium. [PDF]
, 2017 Neurologic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a phenomenon where neurologic events give rise to cardiac abnormalities. Neurologic events like stroke and seizures cause sympathetic storm and autonomic dysregulation that result in myocardial injury.
Agrawal, Akanksha +5 more
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BMJ Case Reports, 2014 The paramedics brought a 60-year-old man to the emergency department after a sudden onset of shortness of breath with a subsequent drop in the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). On arrival the patient looked peri-arrest. His O2 saturations were 84% on 15 L of oxygen.
Saad, Jawaid, Adeel, Chaudary
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Acute coronary syndromes [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2001 Acute coronary syndromes have been subject to revisions of both definition and treatment in recent years. As a result, more patients with these conditions are seen by physicians and more are considered for varied forms of treatment. Much of the clinical decision making is based upon trials that have identified reductions in relative risk for the ...
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Effect of air pollution on onset of acute coronary syndrome in susceptible subgroups [PDF]
, 2012 While long-term exposure to air pollutants is associated with an increase in heart diseases and mortality, little information is available about the short-term effects of air pollution.
Fotouhi, A. +4 more
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