title: Advances in the approach to acute coronary syndromes.
abstract: Acute coronary syndromes is a new term that encompasses the many permutations of acute ischemic heart disease. Management guidelines can help steer clinicians through diagnosis and facilitate rational selection of therapy from the myriad of available treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Blazing
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors