Acute coronary syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome

• • • • Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB)
        • For patients with disease of left anterior descending or right coronary artery
        • Does not involve a sternotomy and CPB
      • Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
        • Sternotomy but no CPB
      • Robotic or totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB)
      • Transmyocardial laser revascularization
        • Indirect revascularization
        • High-energy laser creates channels in heart to allow blood flow to ischemic areas
      • Drug therapy
        • IV nitroglycerin (NTG)
        • Morphine
        • β-adrenergic blockers
        • ACE inhibitors
        • Antidysrhythmic drugs
        • Lipid-lowering drugs
        • Stool softeners