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Abstract
ACS describes the spectrum of clinical manifestations which
follow disruption of a coronary arterial plaque, complicated by
thrombosis, embolization and varying degrees of obstruction to
myocardial perfusion. It is usually one of three diseases involving the
coronary arteries: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
and unstable angina (UA) (DeVos and Jacobson, 2016) .
Chest pain affects 20% to 40% of the general population
during their lifetime. Each year, approximately 1.5% of the
population consults a primary care physician for symptoms of chest
pain. The rate is even higher in the emergency department, where
more than 5% of visits and up to 40% of admissions are because of
chest pain. (Hoorweg et al., 2017)
Chest pain is often the presenting symptom of myocardial
infarction (MI), which is damage to the cardiac muscle caused by
ischemia. 3 This can be caused by a thrombotic occlusion of a
coronary vessel (type 1) or by the myocardial oxygen demand
surpassing the oxygen supply (type 2). (Thygesen et al., 2012)