Medical treatment for acute coronary syndromes

The medical treatment of acute coronary syndromes with thrombolytic, antith rombin, and antiplatelet agents is a major area of research and a vast topi c for clinical review. This review summarizes important recent findings on the background of existing pathological and clinical knowledge to provide a n understanding of the basis of current therapy and the new therapies that are likely to be introduced in the near future, Current controversies regar ding the management of these conditions and the choice between medical, int erventional, and combined strategies in different situations are also discu ssed. (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.