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

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