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Emergencies: Acute Coronary Syndrome | Emergency Medicine and Cardiology

Emergency Room · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Una revisión profunda y exhaustiva para la toma de decisiones críticas en el departamento de emergencias. Fisiopatología de la placa vulnerable, análisis vectorial electrocardiográfico, interpretación ultra-precisa de biomarcadores cardíacos y protocolos de reperfusión según las últimas guías internacionales.

What it covers

  1. Emergencies: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  2. Concept, Classification and Universal Definitions
  3. · 1.1 · The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
  4. Molecular Pathophysiology of Plaque and the Ischemic Cascade
  5. · 2.1 · Formation, Structure and Vulnerability of the Atheroma Plaque
  6. · 2.2 · Platelet Activation and Coagulation Cascade
  7. · 2.3 · The Myocardial Ischemic Cascade
  8. · 2.4 · Myocardial Stunning vs. Myocardial Hibernation
  9. Clinical Presentation and Atypical Variants
  10. · 3.1 · Semiology of Typical Ischemic Chest Pain
  11. · 3.2 · Ischemic Equivalents and Atypical Variants
  12. Advanced Electrocardiographic Diagnosis and Equivalent Ischemia
  13. · 4.1 · Standard Electrocardiographic Criteria for STEACS
  14. · 4.2 · Anatomical Location of Ischemia according to Derivations
  15. · 4.3 · Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Bundle Blocks
  16. · 4.4 · Additional Derivations: Posterior and Right
  17. · 4.5 · Patterns of Ischemia Equivalent to High Risk STEACS
  18. Cardiac Biomarkers and Analytical Kinetics
  19. · 5.1 · High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponins (hs-cTnT and hs-cTnI)
  20. · 5.2 · ESC Quick Diagnostic Algorithms (0h/1h and 0h/2h)
  21. · 5.3 · Non-Ischemic Causes of Troponin Elevation
  22. Risk Stratification in NSTEACS
  23. · 6.1 · Clinical Risk Scales: GRACE 2.0 and TIMI
  24. · 6.2 · The HEART Scale for the Evaluation of Low Risk Chest Pain
  25. · 6.3 · Optimal Times for the Invasive Strategy (Coronary angiography) in NSTEACS
  26. Antithrombotic Pharmacotherapy of the Acute Phase
  27. · 7.1 · Double Antiplatelet Aggregation (DAPT)
  28. · 7.2 · Systemic Anticoagulation in the Acute Phase
  29. · 7.3 · Rescue Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa) Inhibitors
  30. Anti-ischemic, Analgesic and Adjuvant Support Therapy
  31. · 8.1 · Oxygen therapy
  32. · 8.2 · Vasodilatory Nitrates
  33. · 8.3 · Beta Receptor Blockers (Beta-blockers)
  34. · 8.4 · Pain Treatment: Opiate Analgesia
  35. · 8.5 · Early High Intensity Statins
  36. Reperfusion Strategies in STEACS
  37. · 9.1 · Temporal Strategy Selection Algorithm
  38. · 9.2 · Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  39. · 9.3 · Pharmacological Fibrinolytic Therapy
  40. · 9.4 · Drug-Invasive Strategy
  41. Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
  42. Electrical, Hemodynamic and Cardiogenic Shock Complications
  43. · 11.1 · Serious Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Acute Phase
  44. · 11.2 · Bradycardias and Conduction Disorders
  45. · 11.3 · Post-Infarction Cardiogenic Shock
  46. · 11.4 · Right Ventricular Infarction (Flame Right Ventricle)
  47. Special Coronary Syndromes: MINOCA, SCAD and Takotsubo
  48. · 12.1 · MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries)
  49. · 12.2 · Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  50. Long-Term Secondary Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation
  51. · 13.1 · Duration of Double Antiplatelet Aggregation (DAPT)
  52. · 13.2 · Blockade of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Axis (RAAS)
  53. · 13.3 · Lipid Control and LDL-C Targets
  54. · 13.4 · Multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

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Subject
Emergency Room
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
54
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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