cardiovascular disorders
Complications of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Introduction
Numerous complications can occur as a result of an Overview of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) and increase morbidity and mortality. Complications can be roughly categorized as Electrical dysfunction (conduction disturbance, Overview of Arrhythmias ) Mechanical dysfunction ( Heart Failure , Thrombotic complications (recurrent coronary ischemia, Mural Thrombosis ) Inflammatory complications ( Pericarditis , 90% of myocardial infarction (MI) patients (see also Overview of Arrhythmias ). Electrical dysfunction that commonly causes mortality in the first 72 hours includes tachycardia (from any focus) rapid enough to reduce cardiac output and lower blood pressure, Mobitz type II block (2nd degree) or complete (3rd degree) 