Tuesday, November 27, 2007

3- acute coronary syndrome ( ACS )

- patients with ischemic heart disease fall into two large groups .... they are

a- patients with stable angina secondary to chronic coronary artery disease

b- patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) - composed of patients with-----

b1)acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation on their presenting ECG

( STEMI - ST ELEVATION MI )

b2 ) and those with unstable angina ( U A ) and non ST segment elevation MI

( U A / NSTEMI )

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