Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States and worldwide. In 2018, the American Heart Association reported that 16.5 million individuals in the United States had coronary artery disease, and that 720, 000 individuals will have a new coronary event, with 355, 000 of those classified as a recurrent coronary event [1].