title: Acute ischemic syndromes.
abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute manifestations of ischemic heart disease are major public health issues. This article reviews the current state of knowledge about the problem of acute ischemic syndromes, the events leading to clinical manifestations, the key elements of the diagnosis, the therapies that can affect outcome, and the organization of systems to deal with this problem in a cost-effective manner.
authors.affiliation: Databank for Cardiovascular Disease, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Califf
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents