TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute coronary syndrome
AU - Overbaugh, Kristen J.
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the umbrella term for the clinical signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia: unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. This article further defines ACS and the conditions it includes; reviews its risk factors; describes its pathophysiology and associated signs and symptoms; discusses variations in its diagnostic findings, such as cardiac biomarkers and electrocardiographic changes; and outlines treatment approaches, including drug and reperfusion therapies.
AB - Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the umbrella term for the clinical signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia: unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. This article further defines ACS and the conditions it includes; reviews its risk factors; describes its pathophysiology and associated signs and symptoms; discusses variations in its diagnostic findings, such as cardiac biomarkers and electrocardiographic changes; and outlines treatment approaches, including drug and reperfusion therapies.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000351508.39509.e2
DO - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000351508.39509.e2
M3 - Article
C2 - 19411905
AN - SCOPUS:65549156888
SN - 0002-936X
VL - 109
SP - 42
EP - 52
JO - American Journal of Nursing
JF - American Journal of Nursing
IS - 5
ER -