RT Book, Section
A1 Schwier, Nicholas C.
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 1179732986
T1 Acute Coronary Syndromes
T2 McGraw Hill’s NAPLEX® Review Guide, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264258062
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179732986
RD 2024/04/19
AB Acute  coronary  syndrome  (ACS)  is  a  spectrum  of  coronary  artery  disease  (CAD)  with  similar  pathophysiology  involving  a  myocardial  oxygen  and  supply–demand  mismatch,  secondary  to  atherosclerosis  of  the  coronary  arterial  system.  During  ACS,  atherosclerotic  plaque  may  become  unstable  and  lead  to  the  development  of  a  thrombus.  Depending  on  the  degree  of  coronary  artery  stenosis  from  the  thrombus,  the  patient  may  experience  ischemia  and/or  infarction  of  the  neighboring  tissue  supplied  by  the  stenotic  coronary  artery  or  arteries.