title: The treatment of coronary heart disease: an update. Part 4: Acute ischaemic coronary syndromes.
abstract: There have been several recent developments in the diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment of acute ischaemic coronary syndrome (AICS). These include the use of troponins for the diagnosis and risk stratification of AICS. The use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors and angioplasty with stenting has altered the prognosis associated with AICS. This brief review considers these issues.
authors.affiliation: University of Athens, Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 356 Sygrou Avenue, Athens 176 74, Greece.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Cokkinos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012306:Risk; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex