Figure 1. A: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for major adverse cardiac events (cardiac death + acute coronary syndrome + revascularization). B: KaplanMeier survival curves for serious events (death + acute coronary syndrome). MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events. Comments on the Long-term Prognosis of Patients With Non–ST-segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Arteries Wit...

We describe a case of a 54 years old man in whom an initial diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) revealed to be finally an acute aortic dissection. This case report stresses the importance to maintain a high grade of suspicion of aortic dissection as a possible alternative in presence of eletrocardiographic myocardial ischemic signs. In many medical centers where thrombolitic therapy, ant...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an unusual cause of acute coronary syndrome. We describe a series of cases that with an early diagnosis and aggressive treatment, which includes percutaneous angioplasty with stent implantation and cardiac surgery, had a good outcome. The objective was to study the demographic characteristics, clinical settings, treatments, and inhospital course of pati...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of an acute coronary syndrome. This report describes a previously healthy woman without cardiovascular risk factors who presented with an acute anterior non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed an isolated longitudinal dissection in the middle part of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) with norma...

Objective The incidence of depression and anxiety is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine whether experiencing acute coronary syndrome prior to open heart surgery affects patients in terms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety, fear of death and quality of life. Methods The study included 63 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery betwee...

Summary Acute aortic dissection is an extremely serious condition with a high mortality risk. Symptoms may mimic other emergencies such as myocardial ischemia, often leading to misdiagnosis. A combination between coronary hypoperfusion and relatively rare, but when present it could be fatal. Early diagnosis correct surgical approach are essential success in those patients the rate requires impr...

Highlights of 2020 publications on acute cardiac care–acute coronary syndromes. The statements in this figure are based individual published articles and do not represent any kind recommendation. ACS, syndrome; CABG, artery bypass grafting; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 19; DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy; FFR, fractional flow reserve; I/R, ischaemia–reperfusion; IRA, infarct-related artery; MI...