Unstable angina non ST elevation myocardial infarction
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| Unstable angina pectoris | |
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| Plaque rupture in a coronary artery at arrows yielding obstructive thrombus in red. Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology | |
| ICD-10 | I20 |
| ICD-9 | 413 |
| DiseasesDB | 8695 |
| eMedicine | med/133 |
| MeSH | D000787 |
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Synonyms and related keywords: angina at rest, rest angina, progressive angina, crescendo angina, accelerating angina, new-onset angina, pre-infarction angina, unstable angina pectoris, UAP, UA
Overview
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Pathophysiology and Etiology
Pathophysiology and Etiology (UA)
Pathophysiology and Etiology (NSTEMI)
Diagnosis
Symptoms
Differential diagnosis of chest pain
Physical Examination
Risk Stratification and Prognosis
Treatment
Immediate Management
Initial Therapy
Antiplatelet Therapy | Anticoagulant Therapy | Additional Management Considerations for Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy
Mechanical Reperfusion | Initial Conservative Versus Initial Invasive Strategies | PCI | CABG
Discharge Care
Medical Regimen
Long-Term Medical Therapy and Secondary Prevention
Post-Discharge Follow-Up
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Special Groups
Women | Diabetic Patients | Post CABG Patients | Elderly | Chronic Kidney Disease | Drug and Substance Abusers | Prinzmetal's Angina | Cardiovascular Syndrome X
Complications of Bleeding and Transfusion
References
See Also
- The Living Guidelines: UA/NSTEMI
- Chronic stable angina
- Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
- ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
External links
- The MD TV: Comments on Hot Topics, State of the Art Presentations in Cardiovascular Medicine, Expert Reviews on Cardiovascular Research
- Clinical Trial Results: An up to date resource of Cardiovascular Research
- Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack - based on information of the Framingham Heart Study, from the United States National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Heart Attack - overview of resources from MedlinePlus.
- Heart Attack Warning Signals from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Regional PCI for STEMI Resource Center - Evidence based online resource center for the development of regional PCI networks for acute STEMI
- STEMI Systems - Articles, profiles, and reviews of the latest publications involved in STEMI care. Quarterly newsletter.
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Door to Balloon (D2B) Initiative.
- American Heart Association's Heart Attack web site - Information and resources for preventing, recognizing and treating heart attack.