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==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
Common indications of [[coronary angiography]] in | Common indications of [[coronary angiography]] in high risk [[ACS]] [[patients]] include: | ||
*New [[ischemic]] changes on the [[ECG]] | *New [[ischemic]] changes on the [[ECG]] | ||
* [[Troponin | * [[Troponin]]-confirmed [[acute myocardial injury]] | ||
* New-onset [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction ]] ([[ejection fraction]] <40%) | * New-onset [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction ]] ([[ejection fraction]] <40%) | ||
* Newly diagnosed moderate-severe [[ischemia]] on [[stress]] imaging | * Newly diagnosed moderate-severe [[ischemia]] on [[stress]] imaging | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Indications
Common indications of coronary angiography in high risk ACS patients include:
- New ischemic changes on the ECG
- Troponin-confirmed acute myocardial injury
- New-onset left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction <40%)
- Newly diagnosed moderate-severe ischemia on stress imaging