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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[3]

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