…the thrombus and the plaque. The patient will experience severe chest pain due to the abrupt reduction of coronary blood flow. Acute coronary syndromes are…

…would previously have been classified as unstable angina are now classified as NSTEMI due to the sensitive troponin assays). Interested readers are referred to E…

…lesion that appears moderate may be functionally important, while an anatomically severe lesion may not identify the patient most likely to benefit from intervention. Conversely…

…arrest The severity may be disproportionate to the angiographic appearance of the treated epicardial artery, because the defining abnormality is inadequate distal perfusion in the…

CPR Cardiac arrest due to trauma In cases of traumatic cardiac arrest, addressing reversible etiologies takes precedence over chest compressions. If trauma is not definitively…