…stroke constitutes 87% of all stroke cases and is further divided into the following categories: Lacunar stroke or lacunar infarct (occlusion of small penetrating arteries)…

…recurrent infarction, or acute coronary occlusion. Stent thrombosis may occur within hours or days of implantation or many months to years later. Recurrent chest pain…

…is the hallmark of NSTE ACS/NSTEMI). The answer is rather simple: the probability that the patient has NSTE ACS/NSTEMI is small and the…

…Similar to vascular endothelium, the endocardium contains an underlying basement membrane and a small layer of loose connective tissue. The endocardium joins the endothelium that…

…linking). Concurrent activation of the coagulation cascade leads to thrombin generation and fibrin deposition, culminating in a partially or fully occlusive intraluminal thrombus [5] . ACS…

…that can provide essential clues to LMCA occlusion or critical stenosis. This chapter reviews the ECG features suggestive of significant LMCA disease, including acute occlusions…

…In some of these patients, microvascular obstruction or epicardial spasm may account for the ischaemia. STEMI usually results from rapid thrombotic occlusion of a previously…

…alleviate ischemic chest pain may lead to hemodynamic collapse in patients with right ventricular ischemia or infarction. Recognizing ECG signs of right ventricular involvement is…

…colleagues in 2018. This approach seeks to anchor diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in the presence or absence of an acute coronary occlusion, rather than rigid…

…partial occlusion of the artery (i.e. coronary blood flow is not completely obstructed). NSTE ACS typically presents with ST segment depressions and/or T…