Achieving the earliest possible reperfusion in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a current overview

Abstract Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Appropriate management of ACS will lead to a lower incidence of cardiac arrest. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the first-line treatment for patients with ACS. PCI techniques have become esta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takahiro Nakashima, Yoshio Tahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
ACS
PCI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0285-9