title: Almanac 2013: Acute coronary syndromes.
abstract: Unstable coronary artery plaque is the most common underlying cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and can manifest as unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation infarction (NSTE-ACS), and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but can also manifest as sudden cardiac arrest due to ischaemia induced tachyarrhythmias. ACS mortality ha decreased significantly over the last few years, especially from the more extreme manifestations of ACS, STEMI, and cardiac arrest. This trend is likely to continue based on recent therapeutic progress which includes novel antiplatelet agents such as prasugrel, ticagrelor, and cangrelor.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Alexandra J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lansky
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baumbach
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors