ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME:

COMPLICATIONS & MANAGEMENT (SEMINAR)

Learning objectives:
1. Process of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease
2. Risk factors for atherosclerosis (modifiable, non-modifiable)
3. Presentation of coronary artery disease
4. Investigations in coronary artery disease (include also investigations of the
risk factors e.g fasting glucose, lipids)
5. Management of stable angina
6. Acute coronary syndrome (STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina)
7. Management of Acute coronary syndrome (please include reperfusion
therapy for STEMI: includes medical thrombolysis, endovascular
intervention, emergency bypass surgery)
8. Complications of Acute coronary syndrome (structural, functional)
9. Management of the complications described in (8.)