Acute coronary syndrome
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Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome (a set of signs and symptoms) caused by low blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle.[1] The most common symptom is chest pain.[2] ACS causes troponin levels to rise.
Acute Coronary Syndrome Media
Classification of acute coronary syndromes.
References
- ↑ Amsterdam, E. A.. 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation 130 (25) (23 September 2014). p. e344–e426. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000134.
- ↑ Clinical diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain and a normal or non-diagnostic electrocardiogram. Emergency Medicine Journal 26 (12) (November 2009). p. 866–870. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.064428.
