ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME CATHETER INTERVENTIONS

Course overview

SINCE THE LATE 1970S, WHEN CATHETER-BASED THERAPY FOR ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED, CATHETERS HAVE CONTINUED TO EVOLVE. INITIALLY, CARDIAC CATHETERS WERE USED SIMPLY AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. NOW, THEY ARE USED THERAPEUTICALLY AND ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF STENTS AND BALLOONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF CARDIAC CATHETERS AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME.