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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

...in a STEMI or unstable or in ongoing cardiac pain patient

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Phone 999 immediately

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Consider giving 300mg chewable aspirin.

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ECG criteria for STEMI:

New ST-segment elevation >1mm in two contiguous leads, in all leads except V2 and V3.

In leads V2 and V3, the threshold is:

  • >2mm for men >40, or > 2.5mm for men < 40,

  • >1.5mm for women

-OR-

  • New LBBB

 

Source: American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), ESC, and the World Heart Federation (WHF)

Camborne-Redruth Hospital

Barncoose Terrace

Cornwall

TR15 3ER

For Life-Threatening Emergencies Call 999

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