Acute coronary syndrome - wikipedia Acute coronary syndrome Acute coronary syndrome Blockage of a coronary artery Specialty Cardiology Acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) is a syndrome ( set of signs and symptoms ) due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. The most common symptom is chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder or angle of the jaw, crushing, central and associated with nausea and sweating. Many people with acute coronary syndromes present with symptoms other than chest pain, particularly, women, older patients, and patients with diabetes mellitus. Acute coronary syndrome is commonly associated with three clinical manifestations : ST elevation myocardial infarction ( STEMI, 30 % ), non ST elevation myocardial infarction ( NSTEMI, 25 % ), or unstable angina ( 38 % ). These types are named according to the appearance of the electrocardiogram ( ECG ) as non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. There can be some variation as to which forms of myocardial infarction ( MI ) are classified under acute coronary syndrome. ACS should be distinguished from stable angina, which develops during physical activity or stress and resolves at rest. In contrast with stable angina, unstable angina occurs suddenly, often at rest or with minimal exertion, or at lesser degrees of exertion than the individual 's previous angina ( `` crescendo angina '' ). New - onset angina is also considered unstable angina, since it suggests a new problem in a coronary artery. Contents 1 Signs and symptoms 2 Diagnosis 2.1 Electrocardiogram 2.2 Imaging and blood tests 2.3 Prediction scores 3 Prevention 4 Treatment 4.1 STEMI 4.2 NSTEMI and NSTE - ACS 5 Prognosis 5.1 TIMI score 5.2 Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events ( GRACE ) score 5.3 Killip class 5.4 Biomarkers for diagnosis 5.5 Biomarkers for risk determination 5.6 Day of admission 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Signs and symptoms The cardinal symptom of critically decreased blood flow to the heart is chest pain, experienced as tightness around or over the chest and ( often, but not always ) radiating to the left arm and the left angle of the jaw. This may be associated with diaphoresis ( sweating ), nausea and vomiting, as well as shortness of breath. In many cases, the sensation is `` atypical '', with pain experienced in different ways or even being completely absent ( which is more likely in female patients and those with diabetes ). Some may report palpitations, anxiety or a sense of impending doom ( angor animi ) and a feeling of being acutely ill. The description of the chest discomfort as a pressure has little utility in aiding a diagnosis as it is not specific for ACS. Though ACS is usually associated with coronary thrombosis, it can also be associated with cocaine use. Chest pain with features characteric of cardiac origin ( angina ) can also be precipitated by profound anemia, brady - or tachycardia ( excessively slow or rapid heart rate ), low or high blood pressure, severe aortic valve stenosis ( narrowing of the valve at the beginning of the aorta ), pulmonary artery hypertension and a number of other conditions. Diagnosis Classification of acute coronary syndromes. Electrocardiogram In the setting of acute chest pain, the electrocardiogram is the investigation that most reliably distinguishes between various causes. The ECG should be done as early as practicable, including in the ambulance if possible. If this indicates acute heart damage ( elevation in the ST segment, new left bundle branch block ), treatment for a heart attack in the form of angioplasty or thrombolysis is indicated immediately ( see below ). In the absence of such changes, it is not possible to immediately distinguish between unstable angina and NSTEMI. Imaging and blood tests As it is only one of the many potential causes of chest pain, the patient usually has a number of tests in the emergency department, such as a chest X-ray, blood tests ( including myocardial markers such as troponin I or T, and H - FABP and / or a D - dimer if a pulmonary embolism is suspected ), and telemetry ( monitoring of the heart rhythm ). Prediction scores The ACI - TIPI score can be used to aid diagnosis ; using seven variables from the admission record, this score predicts crudely which patients are likely to have myocardial ischemia. For example, according to a randomized controlled trial, males having chest pain with normal or non diagnostic ECG are at higher risk for having acute coronary syndrome than women. In this study, the sensitivity was 65.2 % and specificity was 44 %. This particular study had an 8.4 % prevalence of acute coronary syndrome, which means the positive predictive value of being a male with chest pain and having coronary syndrome is 9.6 % and negative predictive value is 93.2 % ( click here to adjust these results for patients at higher or lower risk of acute coronary syndrome ). In a second cohort study, exercise electrocardiography was similarly found to be a poor predictor of acute coronary syndrome at follow - up. Of the patients who had a coronary event at 6 years of follow up, 47 % had a negative ECG at the start of the study. With an average follow up of 2.21 years the receiver operating characteristic curves gave resting ECG a score of 0.72 and exercise ECG a score of 0.74. There are not only prediction scores for diagnosis of ACS, but also prognosis. Most notably, the GRACE ACS Risk and Mortality score helps diagnose, and based upon that score predicts mortality rate of a given patient. It takes into account both clinical ( blood pressure, heart rate, EKG findings ) and medical history in its scoring system. Prevention Acute coronary syndrome often reflects a degree of damage to the coronaries by atherosclerosis. Primary prevention of atherosclerosis is controlling the risk factors : healthy eating, exercise, treatment for hypertension and diabetes, avoiding smoking and controlling cholesterol levels ; in patients with significant risk factors, aspirin has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. Secondary prevention is discussed in myocardial infarction. After a ban on smoking in all enclosed public places was introduced in Scotland in March 2006, there was a 17 % reduction in hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome. 67 % of the decrease occurred in non-smokers. Treatment Main article : Management of acute coronary syndrome People with presumed ACS are typically treated with aspirin, clopidogrel or ticagrelor, nitroglycerin, and if the chest discomfort persists morphine. Other analgesics such as nitrous oxide are of unknown benefit. Angiography is recommended in those who have either new ST elevation or a new left bundle branch block on their ECG. Unless the person has low oxygen levels additional oxygen does not appear to be useful. STEMI If the ECG confirms changes suggestive of myocardial infarction ( ST elevations in specific leads, a new left bundle branch block or a true posterior MI pattern ), thrombolytics may be administered or primary coronary angioplasty may be performed. In the former, medication is injected that stimulates fibrinolysis, destroying blood clots obstructing the coronary arteries. In the latter, a flexible catheter is passed via the femoral or radial arteries and advanced to the heart to identify blockages in the coronaries. When occlusions are found, they can be intervened upon mechanically with angioplasty and usually stent deployment if a lesion, termed the culprit lesion, is thought to be causing myocardial damage. Data suggest that rapid triage, transfer and treatment is essential. The time frame for door - to - needle thrombolytic administration according to American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) guidelines should be within 30 minutes, whereas the door - to - balloon Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ( PCI ) time should be less than 90 minutes. It was found that thrombolysis is more likely to be delivered within the established ACC guidelines among patients with STEMI as compared to PCI according to a case control study. NSTEMI and nste - ACS If the ECG does not show typical changes, the term `` non-ST segment elevation ACS '' is applied. The patient may still have suffered a `` non-ST elevation MI '' ( NSTEMI ). The accepted management of unstable angina and acute coronary syndrome is therefore empirical treatment with aspirin, a second platelet inhibitor such as clopidogrel, prasugrel or ticagrelor, and heparin ( usually a low - molecular weight heparin ), with intravenous nitroglycerin and opioids if the pain persists. The heparin - like drug known as fondaparinux appears to be better than enoxaparin. A blood test is generally performed for cardiac troponins twelve hours after onset of the pain. If this is positive, coronary angiography is typically performed on an urgent basis, as this is highly predictive of a heart attack in the near - future. If the troponin is negative, a treadmill exercise test or a thallium scintigram may be requested. If there is no evidence of ST segment elevation on the electrocardiogram, delaying urgent angioplasty until the next morning is not inferior to doing so immediately. Using statins in the first 14 days after ACS reduces the risk of further ACS. In a cohort study comparing NSTEMI and STEMI, people with NSTEMI had a similar risk of death at one year after PCI as compared to people with STEMI ( 3.4 % vs 4.4 % ). However, NSTEMI had significantly more `` major cardiac events '' ( death, myocardial infarction, disabling stroke, or requiring revascularization ) at one year ( 24.0 % vs 16.6 % ). Cocaine associated ACS should be managed in a manner similar to other patients with acute coronary syndrome except beta blockers should not be used and benzodiazepines should be administered early. Prognosis TIMI score The TIMI risk score can identify high risk patients in non-ST segment elevation MI ACS and has been independently validated. Global registry of acute coronary events ( GRACE ) score Based on a global registry of 102,341 patients, the GRACE score estimates in - hospital, 6 months, 1 year, and 3 year mortality risk after a heart attack. GRACE Score 2.0 Calculator... Killip class The Killip classification consists of 4 classes based on clinical symptoms. It predicts 30 - day mortality after myocardial infarction. Biomarkers for diagnosis The aim of diagnostic markers is to identify patients with ACS even when there is no evidence of heart muscle damage. Ischemia - Modified Albumin ( IMA ) -- In cases of Ischemia -- Albumin undergoes a conformational change and loses its ability to bind transitional metals ( copper or cobalt ). IMA can be used to assess the proportion of modified albumin in ischemia. Its use is limited to ruling out ischemia rather than a diagnostic test for the occurrence of ischemia. Myeloperoxidase ( MPO ) -- The levels of circulating MPO, a leukocyte enzyme, elevate early after ACS and can be used as an early marker for the condition. Glycogen Phosphorylase Isoenzyme BB - ( GPBB ) is an early marker of cardiac ischemia and is one of three isoenzyme of Glycogen Phosphorylase. Troponin is a late cardiac marker of ACS Biomarkers for risk determination The aim of prognostic markers is to reflect different components of pathophysiology of ACS. For example : Natriuretic peptide -- Both B - type natriuretic peptide ( BNP ) and N - terminal Pro BNP can be applied to predict the risk of death and heart failure following ACS. Monocyte chemo attractive protein ( MCP ) - 1 -- has been shown in a number of studies to identify patients with a higher risk of adverse outcomes after ACS. 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External links Classification V T D ICD - 10 : I24. 9 MeSH : D054058 External resources eMedicine : emerg / 31 Patient UK : Acute coronary syndrome TIMI Study Group Cardiovascular disease ( heart ) ( I00 -- I52, 390 -- 429 ) Ischaemic Coronary disease Coronary artery disease ( CAD ) Coronary artery aneurysm Spontaneous coronary artery dissection ( SCAD ) Coronary thrombosis Coronary vasospasm Myocardial bridge Active ischemia Angina pectoris Prinzmetal 's angina Stable angina Acute coronary syndrome Myocardial infarction Unstable angina Sequelae hours Hibernating myocardium Myocardial stunning days Myocardial rupture weeks Aneurysm of heart / Ventricular aneurysm Dressler syndrome Layers Pericardium Pericarditis Acute Chronic / Constrictive Pericardial effusion Cardiac tamponade Hemopericardium Myocardium Myocarditis Chagas disease Cardiomyopathy Dilated Alcoholic Hypertrophic Restrictive Loeffler endocarditis Cardiac amyloidosis Endocardial fibroelastosis Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia Endocardium / valves Endocarditis infective endocarditis Subacute bacterial endocarditis non-infective endocarditis Libman -- Sacks endocarditis Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis Valves mitral regurgitation prolapse stenosis aortic stenosis insufficiency tricuspid stenosis insufficiency pulmonary stenosis insufficiency Conduction / arrhythmia Bradycardia Sinus bradycardia Sick sinus syndrome Heart block : Sinoatrial AV 1 ° 2 ° 3 ° Intraventricular Bundle branch block Right Left Left anterior fascicle Left posterior fascicle Bifascicular Trifascicular Adams -- Stokes syndrome Tachycardia ( paroxysmal and sinus ) Supraventricular Atrial Multifocal Junctional AV nodal reentrant Junctional ectopic Ventricular Accelerated idioventricular rhythm Catecholaminergic polymorphic Torsades de pointes Premature contraction Atrial Junctional Ventricular Pre-excitation syndrome Lown -- Ganong -- Levine Wolff -- Parkinson -- White Flutter / fibrillation Atrial flutter Ventricular flutter Atrial fibrillation Familial Ventricular fibrillation Pacemaker Ectopic pacemaker / Ectopic beat Multifocal atrial tachycardia Pacemaker syndrome Parasystole Wandering pacemaker Long QT syndrome Andersen -- Tawil Jervell and Lange - Nielsen Romano -- Ward Cardiac arrest Sudden cardiac death Asystole Pulseless electrical activity Sinoatrial arrest Other / ungrouped hexaxial reference system Right axis deviation Left axis deviation QT Short QT syndrome T wave alternans ST Osborn wave ST elevation ST depression Strain pattern Cardiomegaly Ventricular hypertrophy Left Right / Cor pulmonale Atrial enlargement Left Right Other Cardiac fibrosis Heart failure Diastolic heart failure Cardiac asthma Rheumatic fever Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acute_coronary_syndrome&oldid=835106866 '' Categories : Medical emergencies Ischemic heart diseases Syndromes affecting the heart Hidden categories : Infobox medical condition ( new ) All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2018 All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from June 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español Français हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Қазақша Kiswahili Latviešu Nederlands नेपाल भाषा 日本 語 Norsk پښتو Polski Português Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Svenska ไทย اردو 中文 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018, at 16 : 10. 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Question: what does acs stand for in medical terms
Answer: Acute coronary syndrome