A D Raybould

Abstract

The acute coronary syndromes form a clinical spectrum, which ranges from unstable angina without myocardial injury, non-ST segment elevation and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. All three conditions share a common pathophysiological basis. The management of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction however, is distinct from the other syndromes and therefore forms the basis of another article in this series. In this article we concentrate on the recognition and management of unstable angina and Non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).