Template:Clinical ACS Categories

Clinical ACS Categories

  1. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (30%)
  2. Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (25%)
  3. Unstable Angina (UA) (38%)
    • The new title, “Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes,” emphasizes the continuum between UA and NSTEMI[1]
    • NSTEMI myocardium is damaged enough to increase biomarkers, UA is not.
  1. AHA ACA - NSTEMI ACS Guidelines 2014 View Online