According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC Guidelines 2021) an early invasive strategy is recommended (<24h) for high-risk patients with acute coronary syndrome with no ST elevation (NSTE-ACS), namely patients presenting a rise or fall in cardiac troponin, dynamic ST- or T-wave changes and GRACE risk score >140. Early intervention (<2h) is reserved for…
ECS Guidelines for COVID-19 Management
One of the first statements in this document points out these are not “regular guidelines” developed after thorough analysis of all the available evidence published since the last update. Instead, they are meant to provide temporary basic management pointers on how to handle different scenarios of cardiac patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.…