The anesthesia patient with acute coronary syndrome.
This article reviews the current state of knowledge of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute coronary syndrome outside and during the perioperative period. It highlights some aspects of relevance for the anesthesiologist caring for these patients. Perioperative modalities for the management of patients suffering from this syndrome, the major guidelines and the evidence behind them, and possible avenues for future research is explored.
Schonberger
Robert B
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Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3, PO Box 208051, New Haven, CT 06520-8051, USA.
Haddadin
Ala S
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D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000758:Anesthesia; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care