Clinical Update
Management of acute coronary syndrome with a combination of aspirin, clopidogrel and rosuvastatin
According to 2014 AHA/ACC Guidelines,1 acute coronary
syndrome (ACS) refers to patients with symptoms which
occur due to a partial or total blockage of a coronary
artery causing myocardial ischemia (cells starving of
oxygen) or infarction (cell death). ACS comprises of two
clinical presentations, namely, ST elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) and non–ST elevation acute coronary
syndrome (NSTE-ACS).
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