Physiological Predictors of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Prognostic value of C-Reactive Protein in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is among the most common, serious, chronic and life- threatening illnesses in the world. CAD represents a spectrum of conditions, with acute myocardial infarction at one end of it and silent ischemia at the other. There is growing evidence on importance of prognosis of C- reactive protein (CPR) in unstable angina and this protein is a maker of an adve...

Predictors of major bleeding in acute coronary syndromes: the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE).

AIMS There have been no large observational studies attempting to identify predictors of major bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), particularly from a multinational perspective. The objective of our study was thus to develop a prediction rule for the identification of patients with ACS at higher risk of major bleeding. METHODS AND RESULTS Data from 24045 patients from th...

Atypical Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Their Predictors

[Acute coronary syndromes].

Recently, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death have often been put together under the name 'acute coronary syndromes', because almost all of these conditions have been shown to be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery following atherosclerotic plaque disruption. Acute coronary syndromes occur more frequently in the coronary arteries with no signifi...

Acute coronary syndromes.

Despite technologic advances in many diagnostic fields, the 12-lead ECG remains the basis for early identification and management of an acute coronary syndrome. This article reviews the use of the ECG in acute coronary syndromes.