Treatment of acute coronary syndromes: have we reached the ceiling?

The Future of Human Embryo Culture Media – Or Have We Reached the Ceiling ?

Within the embryology laboratory one of the central components is embryo culture media. The fundamental goal/role of the laboratory and therefore the culture media has been to maintain the inherent viability of the gametes/embryos before replacement to the mother. Over the last 10-15 years there have been major advancements in this area, with culture media developing from simple salt solutions ...

We must use the knowledge that we have to treat patients with acute coronary syndromes.

Numerous registries have shown that evidence-based therapies are often not prescribed despite strong evidence that they reduce mortality and morbidity.1 In this edition of the journal, Mukherjee et al2 describe the use of a composite appropriateness score to assess the potential effect of evidence-based therapies on 6-month mortality in 1358 consecutive patients presenting with an acute coronar...

Acute coronary syndromes - pharmacological treatment

The term acute coronary syndrome (ACS) describes the spectrum of disease from acute myocardial infarction (MI) to unstable angina, as described in the first article of this feature (p285).The primary cause of these diseases is essentially the same — thrombosis of a coronary artery leading to ischaemia and possibly infarction of the myocardium.The degree of ischaemia or infarct size is related t...

Prognostic value of C-Reactive Protein in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is among the most common, serious, chronic and life- threatening illnesses in the world. CAD represents a spectrum of conditions, with acute myocardial infarction at one end of it and silent ischemia at the other. There is growing evidence on importance of prognosis of C- reactive protein (CPR) in unstable angina and this protein is a maker of an adve...

What we have learned from the ESC position paper on arrhythmias in acute coronary syndromes