Acute Coronary Syndrome - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comparison of men and women with acute coronary syndrome in six Middle Eastern countries.

13 Oct 2009 The aim of this study was to evaluate the gender differences in baseline characteristics, therapy, and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes in 6 Middle Eastern countries. Over a 6-month period in 2007, 8,169 consecutive patients (74% ... Read more...

Acute effects of statin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis following an acute coronary syndrome.

13 Sep 2009 No data exist on the acute effects of statin therapy on human coronary atherosclerotic plaques. The objective of our study was to evaluate the early (<2 months) effects of newly initiated statin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis as evaluated by ... Read more...

Gastrointestinal bleeding in percutaneous coronary intervention and acute coronary syndromes.

5 Sep 2009 The increasingly prevalent use of antithrombotic drug combinations and an aging population are resulting in growing rates of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). GIB is a serious condition in the setting of stable and acute coronary syndromes, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Acute Coronary Syndrome - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparison of men and women with acute coronary syndrome in six Middle Eastern countries. 13 Oct 2009
• Acute effects of statin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis following an acute coronary syndrome. 13 Sep 2009
• Gastrointestinal bleeding in percutaneous coronary intervention and acute coronary syndromes. 5 Sep 2009
• Antiplatelet therapy in older adults with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: considering risks and benefits. 5 Sep 2009
• Predictors and impact of bleeding complications in percutaneous coronary intervention, acute coronary syndromes, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 5 Sep 2009
• [Comparison of 64 MDCT coronary CTA and coronary angiography in the detection of coronary artery stenosis in low risk patients with stable angina and acute coronary syndrome] 30 Aug 2009
• Are three diagnoses always better than one? 30 Aug 2009
• Increased mean platelet volume in patients with acute coronary syndromes. 30 Aug 2009
• Otamixaban for the treatment of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (SEPIA-ACS1 TIMI 42): a randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 2 trial. 26 Aug 2009
• The efficacy and safety of prasugrel with and without a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous intervention: a TRITON-TIMI 38 (Trial to Assess Improvement in Therapeutic Outcomes by Optimizing Platelet Inhibition With Prasugrel-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 38) analysis. 16 Aug 2009
• Comparison of prognostic value of different risk score methods on outcome of acute coronary syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical investigation in ACS and PCI: shooting in the dark at a moving target. 30 Jul 2009
• Anticoagulation with the direct thrombin inhibitor argatroban in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. 30 Jul 2009
• Timing may be important, but methodology is everything: a commentary on parker et Al. 30 Jul 2009
• Serum catalytic iron as a novel biomarker of vascular injury in acute coronary syndromes. 30 Jul 2009
• How to set up an effective national primary angioplasty network: lessons learned from five European countries. 30 Jul 2009
• Interleukin-18: an independent predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome after 6 months of follow-up. 30 Jul 2009
• The current role of anticoagulants in cardiovascular medicine. 30 Jul 2009
• The need for new oral anticoagulants in clinical practice: an introduction. 30 Jul 2009
• Thromboembolic complications during weaning from right ventricular assist device support. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Acute Coronary Syndrome'

Definition: An episode of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA that generally lasts longer than a transient anginal episode but that does not usually result in MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

Descriptor UI: D054058

Alternative terms: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Acute Coronary Syndromes; Coronary Syndrome, Acute; Coronary Syndromes, Acute; Syndrome, Acute Coronary; Syndromes, Acute Coronary;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.280.647.124; C14.907.585.124;

History Note: 2008