title: Medical treatment for acute coronary syndromes.
abstract: The medical treatment of acute coronary syndromes with thrombolytic, antithrombin, and antiplatelet agents is a major area of research and a vast topic for clinical review. This review summarizes important recent findings on the background of existing pathological and clinical knowledge to provide an understanding of the basis of current therapy and the new therapies that are likely to be introduced in the near future. Current controversies regarding the management of these conditions and the choice between medical, interventional, and combined strategies in different situations are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Unit, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D010875:Pipecolic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013449:Sulfonamides; D015996:Survival Rate; D013577:Syndrome; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; D006493:Heparin; D001120:Arginine; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C022653:auR protein, Staphylococcus aureus; C031942:argatroban