Links To And Excerpts From “2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes”

Today, I review, link to and excerpt from the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes* of The European Society of Cardiology.

* 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes [PubMed Abstract] [Full-Text HTML] [Full-Text PDF]. Eur Heart J. 2023 Oct 12;44(38):3720-3826. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad191.

A correction has been published: European Heart Journal, Volume 45, Issue 13, 1 April 2024, Page 1145, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad870

All that follows is from the above resource.

Article Contents

• Table of contents
• Tables of Recommendations
• List of tables
• List of figures
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• 1. Preamble
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Triage and diagnosis
• 4. Initial measures for patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome | Initial treatment
• 5. Acute-phase management of patients with acute coronary syndrome
• 6. Antithrombotic therapy
• 7. Acute coronary syndrome with unstable presentation
• 8. Management of acute coronary syndrome during hospitalization
• 9. Technical aspects of invasive strategies
• 10. Management of patients with multivessel disease
• 11. Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries
• 12. Special situations
• 13. Long-term treatment
• 14. Patient perspectives
• 15. Key messages
• 16. Gaps in evidence
• 17. Sex differences
• 18. ‘What to do’ and ‘What not to do’ messages from the Guidelines
• 19. Quality indicators
• 20. Supplementary data
• 21. Data availability statement
• 22. Author information
• 23. Appendix
• 24. References
• Author notes
• Supplementary data

Tables of Recommendations

• Recommendation Table 1 — Recommendations for clinical and diagnostic tools for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome 3738

• Recommendation Table 2 — Recommendations for non-invasive imaging in the initial assessment of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome 3742

• Recommendation Table 3 — Recommendations for the initial management of patients with acute coronary syndrome 3745

• Recommendation Table 4 — Recommendations for reperfusion therapy and timing of invasive strategy 3750

• Recommendation Table 5 — Recommendations for antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in acute coronary syndrome 3758

• Recommendation Table 6 — Recommendations for alternative antithrombotic therapy regimens 3759

• Recommendation Table 7 — Recommendations for fibrinolytic therapy 3762

• Recommendation Table 8 — Recommendations for cardiac arrest and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 3763

• Recommendation Table 9 — Recommendations for cardiogenic shock 3764

• Recommendation Table 10 — Recommendations for in-hospital management 3766

• Recommendation Table 11 — Recommendations for technical aspects of invasive strategies 3769

• Recommendation Table 12 — Recommendations for management of patients with multivessel disease 3772

• Recommendation Table 13 — Recommendations for myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries 3775

• Recommendation Table 14 — Recommendations for acute coronary syndrome complications 3777

• Recommendation Table 15 — Recommendations for acute coronary syndrome comorbid conditions 3781

• Recommendation Table 16 — Recommendations for long-term management 3787

• Recommendation Table 17 — Recommendations for patient perspectives in acute coronary syndrome care 3791