Management of acute coronary syndromes: acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST segment elevation; recommendations of the Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology.

The clinical presentations of ischaemic heart disease include stable angina pectoris, silent ischaemia, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and sudden death. For many years, unstable angina has been con- sidered as an intermediate ‘syndrome’ between chronic stable angina and acute myocardial infarction. In recent years, its physiopathology has been clarified and there have been major advances in management.

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