Acute coronary syndrome- A vulnerable patient with vulnerable plaques: A case report
Open Access
- 25 June 2019
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology
- Vol. 6 (2), 019-020
- https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000088
Abstract
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are the most frequent cause of hospitalization in western countries and may be complicated by acute heart failure or sudden cardiac death.Keywords
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