The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association issued updated practice guidelines for the management of ...

The 2025 guideline introduces notable updates including refined recommendations for dual antiplatelet therapy, cardiogenic ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released an updated clinical practice guideline for managing individuals experiencing acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The ...

For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, de-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is associated with lower ...

Researchers have observed that female patients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) are more likely to ...

Acute coronary syndromes include chest pain and heart attack resulting from unstable coronary artery cholesterol plaque causes clots to form that reduce or block blood flow to the heart muscle.

"These updated guidelines emphasize the importance of individualized treatment strategies and the integration of new evidence ...

Highlights include new evidence on intracoronary imaging and the first inclusion of a mechanical circulatory support device ...

Acute coronary syndromes are sudden episodes of reduced or no blood flow and therefore oxygen delivery to part of the heart, usually as a result of narrowing or blockage of an artery.