ALBUMIN: CREATININ RATIO STRONGLY PREDICTS ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

The year in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.

o a o d g i cute coronary syndromes (ACS) now account for approxmately 1.6 million hospitalizations as determined by priary and secondary discharge diagnoses (1). The majority f these are without ST-segment elevation (STE), i.e., on–ST-segment elevation-acute coronary syndrome nSTE-ACS). In this year’s report, we highlight scientific apers that were published or presented between May 2005 nd Ap...

Extent of ST-segment depression and cardiac events in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.

AIMS We sought to determine whether the extent of myocardial ischaemia on the admission electrocardiogram (ECG) has independent predictive value for short-term risk stratification of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS). Although the presence of ischaemic ECG changes on admission has been shown to predict outcome, the relationship between the extent of ECG ...

Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes.

Strain echocardiography predicts acute coronary occlusion in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome.

AIMS Patients with acute coronary occlusion may lack typical signs of myocardial infarction in the electrocardiogram. We tested the ability of different echocardiographic modalities to identify coronary occlusion by quantifying myocardial dysfunction in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred and fifty patients were examined by echoca...

Acute clopidogrel use and outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

OBJECTIVES We sought to characterize patterns of clopidogrel use before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and examine the drug's impact on risks for postoperative transfusions among patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS). BACKGROUND Adherence in community practice to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for clopidogrel u...