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===Non-ST-segment elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome=== | ===Non-ST-segment elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome=== | ||
[[Image:Swe.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Swe.jpg|thumb|right|3000px|link=http://www.outcomes-umassmed.org/grace/acs_risk/acs_risk_content.html|The [http://www.outcomes-umassmed.org/grace/acs_risk/acs_risk_content.html GRACE risk score model]]] | ||
Comparable to STEMI, revascularization in NSTE-ACS relieves symptoms, shortens hospital | Comparable to STEMI, revascularization in NSTE-ACS relieves symptoms, shortens hospital | ||
stay, and improves prognosis. However, NSTE-ACS patients represent a heterogenous population, and indication and timing of revascularization depend on many factors, including the baseline risk of the patient. According to current guidelines, depending on early risk stratification a choice has to be made between a routine invasive or a selective invasive (or “conservative strategy”) <Cite>REFNAME27</Cite> | stay, and improves prognosis. However, NSTE-ACS patients represent a heterogenous population, and indication and timing of revascularization depend on many factors, including the baseline risk of the patient. According to current guidelines, depending on early risk stratification a choice has to be made between a routine invasive or a selective invasive (or “conservative strategy”) <Cite>REFNAME27</Cite> | ||