Acute Coronary Syndromes: From Pathophysiological Pathways to Pharmacological Challenge
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The clinical presentation of ischaemic heart disease includes stable and unstable angina pectoris, silent ischaemia, myocardial infarction, heart failure and sudden death [1]. For many years, unstable angina has been considered an intermediate syndrome between chronic stable angina and acute myocardial infarction. In recent years, its pathophysiology has been clarified and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is now a common term for unstable angina pectoris and evolving myocardial infarction (MI) [2]. Two different syndromes outline, distinguished in ST elevation and non ST elevation coronary diseases [3].
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