Acute Coronary Syndrome
What is Acute Coronary Syndrome?
Acute coronary syndrome or ACS is a medical term used to describe a group of conditions that result in the reduced or the sudden stoppage of blood flow to the heart muscle. Depending on the severity, this could result in heart muscle damage which could turn fatal. Doctors consider chest pain (angina) or pressure in the chest typically seen in a heart attack as acute coronary syndromes until proven otherwise.
An acute coronary syndrome is a life-threatening medical emergency; a patient showing symptoms requires immediate attention from a specialist. Symptoms range from chest pain, pain radiating to the neck, arm, or jaw, indigestion, vomiting, or unexplained restlessness.