Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a clinical entity that is characterized by the rupture of a vulnerable atheromatous plaque existing in a coronary vessel, accompanied by the formation of an intracoronary thrombus triggered by the processes of platelet aggregation, activation of the coagulation cascade, and thrombosis, all of which result in different degrees of myocardial ischemia. Due to the obstruction of coronary flow and the decrease in oxygen supply, the onset of unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction can be observed. According to the electrocardiogram, ACS is divided into ACS with ST segment elevation (evolving into an infarction with Q wave) and ACS without ST segment elevation (corresponding to unstable angina and infarctions without Q wave).
El síndrome coronario agudo (SCA) es una entidad clínica que se caracteriza por la rotura de una placa de ateroma vulnerable existente en un vaso coronario, con la formación de un trombo intracoronario desencadenado por los procesos de agregación plaquetaria, activación de la cascada de coagulación y trombosis, que producen distintos grados de isquemia miocárdica. Debido a la obstrucción del flujo coronario y a la disminución del aporte de oxígeno, se puede observar la aparición de angina inestable o infarto agudo de miocardio. Según el electrocardiograma, el SCA se divide en SCA con elevación del ST (evolucionando a infarto con onda Q) y SCA sin elevación del ST (correspondiendo a angina inestable y a infartos sin onda Q).
Xarelto generic name: rivaroxaban class: factor Xa inhibitors
Pradaxa generic name: dabigatran class: thrombin inhibitors
Lovenox generic name: enoxaparin class: heparins
Arixtra generic name: fondaparinux class: factor Xa inhibitors
Innohep generic name: tinzaparin class: heparins
Heparin Sodium generic name: heparin class: heparins
Streptase generic name: streptokinase class: thrombolytics
Normiflo generic name: ardeparin class: heparins
Abbokinase generic name: urokinase class: thrombolytics
Kinlytic generic name: urokinase class: thrombolytics