Acute coronary syndrome is a name for a group of diseases caused by an acute decrease of blood flow to the heart via its coronary arteries. Decrease in blood flow may result in the following:
Introduction
- Angina pectoris
- Unstable Angina
- non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
- ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
Angina pectoris
If chest pain is caused by coronary artery disease, it is called angina pectoris or angina.