Management of the acute coronary syndromes

The clinical presentation with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), is an indication of a serious event (atherosclerotic plaque rupture) occurring in the patient’s coronary artery. This rarely resolves spontaneously and requires early recognition and appropriate management to prevent to further progres...

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Main Author: J.M. Bennett
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Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2004-10-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/135
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description The clinical presentation with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), is an indication of a serious event (atherosclerotic plaque rupture) occurring in the patient’s coronary artery. This rarely resolves spontaneously and requires early recognition and appropriate management to prevent to further progression with life threatening consequences. The acute coronary syndromes include: • Unstable angina (UA) • Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) • ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) This article will be focussing on the management of patients with UA and NSTEMI in general private practice who are hemodynamically stable.
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spelling doaj-art-78348bf53b784b5f89e2a28d8846eaa92025-08-20T03:46:57ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042004-10-0146910.1080/20786204.2004.10873137134Management of the acute coronary syndromesJ.M. Bennett0Wilgers hospitalThe clinical presentation with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), is an indication of a serious event (atherosclerotic plaque rupture) occurring in the patient’s coronary artery. This rarely resolves spontaneously and requires early recognition and appropriate management to prevent to further progression with life threatening consequences. The acute coronary syndromes include: • Unstable angina (UA) • Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) • ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) This article will be focussing on the management of patients with UA and NSTEMI in general private practice who are hemodynamically stable.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/135acute coronary syndromes
spellingShingle J.M. Bennett
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acute coronary syndromes
title Management of the acute coronary syndromes
title_full Management of the acute coronary syndromes
title_fullStr Management of the acute coronary syndromes
title_full_unstemmed Management of the acute coronary syndromes
title_short Management of the acute coronary syndromes
title_sort management of the acute coronary syndromes
topic acute coronary syndromes
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