NTSE-ACS for Professionals
In the United States, non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) affects more than 625,000 patients annually, or almost three fourths of all patients with ACS.
At presentation, patients with unstable angina (UA) and non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) can be difficult to distinguish.
Learn more about NSTE-ACS and ischemia-guided strategy approach to care and other critical information on NSTE-ACS.
Guidelines, Statements and Journal Articles
Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS)
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT)
- Full Guidelines: Correction to: Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Systematic Review for the 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
- Slide Set: 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease (PDF)
- Quick Guide Pamphlet: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (PDF)
- Video: Dual Antiplatelet Guidelines Simplified
- Video: Duration of DAPT in Patients with Stable CAD, ACS, and PCI: An Overview of New Guidelines
News / New Studies
After a heart attack, one in four survivors call it quits
AHA News Article | October 4, 2017
Stopping daily aspirin increases heart attack, stroke risk
AHA News Article | September 25, 2017
First heart attacks more deadly for black patients
AHA News Article | July 10, 2017
A step closer to uncovering why women fare worse after heart attacks
AHA News Article | June 22, 2017
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