Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is usually one of three diseases involving the coronary arteries: ST elevation myocardial infarction (30%), non ST elevation myocardial infarction (25%), or unstable ...

Acute coronary syndrome occurs when blood vessels around the heart get blocked. Learn about the types of ACS, symptoms, who's at risk, and how to treat it.

Platelets are causally involved in coronary artery obstruction in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). ... new ultrastructural evidence for an old concept. Am. J. Pathol. 157, 69–74 (2000).

During the year after myocardial infarction, the presence of multiple complex plaques was associated with an increased incidence of recurrent acute coronary syndromes (19.0 percent vs. 2.6 percent ...

They included 17,642 propensity score–matched adults (mean age, 63.1 years; 26.1% women) who were discharged after an invasive treatment strategy for acute coronary syndrome and received either ...

Acute coronary syndrome refers to a range of conditions in which too little blood can reach the heart, for example, because of a blockage. Symptoms include chest pain and shortness of breath.

Both STEMI and NSTEMI are types of acute coronary syndrome. ACS includes three subtypes. These subtypes are based on the amount and type of blockage and the result of diagnostic tests.