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Articles tagged ‘acute coronary syndrome’
June 2011
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:105–8
News from the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session 2011
Highlights of the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting, held in New Orleans, USA, on 2nd – 5th April 2011, included the promise of...
April 2011
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:84−7
Clopidogrel and proton-pump inhibitor interaction: viewpoint and practical clinical approach
The role of clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is well supported by strong clinical evidence, which has led to...
April 2011
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:82–3
Dose capping of enoxaparin results in sub-therapeutic anti-Xa level
Enoxaparin is recommended for treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). While plasma monitoring of enoxaparin is not usually required, it may be assessed...
September 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:211-14
News from the 2010 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
News from the world of cardiology....
September 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:s3-s4
PCI in the UK – the continuing journey
A new and exciting ‘journey’ in interventional cardiology began more than 20 years ago with the introduction of intracoronary stenting....
September 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:s5-s8
Intervention: who to treat and how?
Treatment options in ACS include optimised medical therapy, intervention and surgical revascularisation....
September 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:s9-s14
Optimising medical treatment of ACS
The first widely used antiplatelet agent, aspirin, continues to be standard therapy in ACS patients. The meta-analysis of the Antithrombotic Trialists’ Collaboration showed a 40%...
February 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:13-18
News from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009
Highlights from the recent American Heart Association meeting held in Orlando, Florida, USA, from 14th–18th November 2009, included good news for niacin but not for...
November 2009
Br J Cardiol 2009;16:265–7
The use of risk scores for stratification of acute coronary syndrome patients
Although patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) share key pathophysiological mechanisms, they present with diverse clinical, electrocardiographic and enzyme characteristics and experience a wide range...