cute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Recent developments in ACS treatment have significantly improved the prognosis of ACS patients, but the risk of recurrent ischemic events remains still high.1 Even with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke occurs in 9–11% at 1 year after the ACS event.2 One potentia...

Background Stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become a promising non-invasive technique that is being increasingly used to evaluate acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Specifically, lowand intermediate-risk ACS patients require non-invasive imaging for risk stratification, unlike high-risk ACS patients whom may receive invasive coronary angiography (ICA) directly. This stud...

BACKGROUND Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions are established indicators for the availability and quality of ambulatory care. We aimed to assess the differences between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population in a German city with respect to (i) the prevalence of ACS hospitalizations, and (ii) the utilization of emergency outpatient services f...

BACKGROUND Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome associated with multi-system effects of elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in critically ill children. It has a 90-100% mortality rate if not recognized and treated promptly. Measuring IAP helps identify patients developing intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) which allows for timely intervention before progression to ACS. IAP hel...

background: serum n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (nt-probnp), a polypeptide secreted by ventricular myocytes in response to stretch, was suggested as a predictor of adverse prognosis of the acute coronary syndrome (acs). we examined the association between nt-probnp level and angiographic findings in acs patients to determine whether it could be used as a predictor of the severity of ...

abstract introduction: coronary artery disease (cad) is the main cause of mortality in industrial and developing countries. new risk factors including infections are under investigation as potential factors. one of these infectious agents is helicobacter pylori, which has been investigated in numerous studies. this study was designed in view of the controversies surrounding the impact of helico...

OBJECTIVE To determine if intravenous morphine is associated with acute chest syndrome (ACS) in children with homozygous for hemoglobin S sickle cell disease (SCD) hospitalized with acute pain. METHODS Health records of patients with homozygous for hemoglobin S SCD aged 2 to 18 years hospitalized with acute pain were reviewed. Patients developed ACS at least 12 hours after emergency departmen...

BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in Italy and worldwide. Aim of this study was to evaluate the average annual direct healthcare costs for the treatment of patients with a recent hospitalization for ACS. DESIGN AND METHODS The direct medical costs of patients with a first ACS hospitalization (index event) in the period from 1 January ...

This study aimed to assess the balance of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We enrolled 1,119 patients who were treated and in whom serum PUFA level was evaluated in 5 divisions of cardiology in a metropolitan area in Japan. Serum levels of PUFAs, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and arachidonic...