Acute Coronary Syndromes

ACS.- The PAIN Pathway for Management of ACS.- Translation of Critical Pathways for ACS into Admission Notes and Discharge Planning.- Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of ACS.- Evaluation in the Emergency Department and Cardiac Biomarkers.- STEMI.- Non STEMI.- Unstable Angina.- Stress Testing for Risk Stratification of Patients at Low to Intermediate Event Risk According to the "PAIN Pathway" Algorithm.- Echocardiography.- Mechanical Complications of AMI.- Congestive Heart Failure.- Cardiogenic Shock.- Pericardial Disease.- Surgical Intervention.- Arrhythmias Complicating AMI-Bradyarrhythmias.- Arrhythmias Complicating AMI.- Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients Post MI.- Cocaine-Induced Chest Pain.- Women and the Elderly.- African Americans and Hispanics.- Coronary Artery Spasm and Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries.- Antihypertensive Therapy.- Hyperglycemia Complicating ACS: Algorithm for Hyperglycemia Management During ACS.- Transition from Acute Phase to Chronic Phase: Secondary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.- Smoking Cessation.- Future Developments.