Acute Coronary Syndrome 1
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Kandance Thomas
NUR 2235
May 5, 2014
Mrs. Pillar
Acute Coronary Syndrome 2
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Most people have never heard of Acute Coronary Syndrome, but are very familiar with
the term “heart aack”. Acute Coronary Syndrome is further de”ned as “a cascade of symptoms
and pathological events that, if le$ untreated, can lead to injury and necrosis of the
myocardium” [ CITATION Pyn04 \p 558 \l 1033 ]. The topics I will be discussing for Acute
Coronary Syndrome are: the historical and future perspectives, sta4s4cs, pharmacological and
non-pharmacological interven4ons, implication for nursing care and cultural implica4ons.
Acute coronary syndrome has been around for centuries and it has taken decades to
