Chapter 18. Acute Coronary Syndrome

  1. Jesse M. Pines MD, MBA, MSCE Assistant Professor Senior Scholar Associate Director1,2,
  2. Worth W. Everett MD, Bachelor of Science Assistant Professor1

Published Online: 30 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444300772.ch18

Book Title

Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules

Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules

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How to Cite

Pines, J. M. and Everett, W. W. (2009) Acute Coronary Syndrome, in Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444300772.ch18

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

  2. 2

    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 JAN 2009
  2. Published Print: 6 JUN 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405154000

Online ISBN: 9781444300772

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Keywords:

  • acute myocardial infarction to stable angina;
  • non-invasive stress testing;
  • exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) stress testing;
  • myocardial perfusion imaging;
  • coronary artery disease (CAD);
  • acute myocardial infarction (AMI);
  • unstable angina (UA);
  • acute coronary syndrome (ACS);
  • serum biomarkers;
  • lactose dehydrogenase (LDH)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Background

  • Serum biomarkers

  • Clinical question one

  • Comments

  • Non-invasive cardiac testing

  • Clinical question two

  • Comments

  • CT coronary angiography

  • Clinical question three

  • Comments

  • References

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