SELECTING A TREATMENT MODALITY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Course overview

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (ACS) IS A COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED DIAGNOSIS AND A COMMON REASON FOR INPATIENT ADMISSION. TIMELY IDENTIFICATION OF THIS CONDITION, APPROPRIATE CHOICE OF TREATMENT, AND ADEQUATE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION IMPACTS MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY TREMENDOUSLY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE MODALITIES USED TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH ACS, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE APPROPRIATE SELECTION OF AGENTS AND INTERVENTIONS BASED ON CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS AND THE MOST CURRENT AVAILABLE EVIDENCE. THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES WILL BE REVIEWED.