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| Part 10: Acute Coronary Syndromes: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Robert E. O’Connor, William Brady, Steven C. Brooks, Deborah Diercks, Jonathan Egan, Chris Ghaemmaghami, Venu Menon, Brian J. O’Neil, Andrew H. Travers, and Demetris Yannopoulos. Circulation. 2010;122:S787-S817, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971028 |
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Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a group of conditions that include ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina. It is a type of coronary heart disease (CHD), which is responsible for one-third of total deaths in people older than 35.
