The radial artery approach is preferred for percutaneous coronary intervention, reducing complications, with intravascular imaging now a Class 1, Level A recommendation. Ticagrelor or prasugrel is ...

Acute coronary syndromes include chest pain and heart attack resulting from unstable coronary artery cholesterol plaque causes clots to form that reduce or block blood flow to the heart muscle.

An acute coronary syndrome occurs when atherosclerotic coronary plaque becomes unstable, leading to a series of events eventually resulting in partial or total thrombotic occlusion of a coronary ...

For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, de-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is associated with ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released an updated clinical practice guideline for managing individuals experiencing acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Of the patients with unstable angina and NSTEMI in our analysis, 5.7% and 12.3%, respectively, presented with atypical symptoms. Coronary angiography and subsequent treatment with ...

A guideline for managing patients with acute coronary syndrome was issued by several U.S. societies. The document details recommendations for duration of antiplatelet therapy and more. The ...