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  • Title: [Current therapeutic strategies in acute coronary syndrome. New and established drug and interventional therapy].
    Author: Roth M.
    Journal: MMW Fortschr Med; 1999 Jul 22; 141(28-29):30-4. PubMed ID: 10897939.
    Abstract:
    Therapeutic options in acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina pectoris/non-Q-wave myocardial infarction), as also in acute Q-wave infarction, include conservative medical and mechanical-interventional measures. Early hospitalization for surveillance and induction of treatment is always necessary. Administration of oxygen, analgesia, sedation and treatment with nitrates, beta blockers or calcium antagonists, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and heparin are the basic measures. As alternatives to ASA, the new ADP antagonists, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and as an alternative to heparin, hirudin or low-molecular-weight heparins can be used. If this does not result in rapid clinical stabilisation (here, transient ST-T changes in the ECG and the detection of troponine I or T represent major risk indicators) the new glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists may be employed as highly potent platelet aggregation inhibitors. In addition, the patients should then undergo coronary angiography prior to interventional treatment of the underlying coronary stenosis.
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