Home Lecture: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Part (Overview and Non-STE-ACS) and Part 2 (STEMI)

onAugust 18, 2016

Lecture: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Part (Overview and Non-STE-ACS) and Part 2 (STEMI)

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Here is a pdf of all the slides (parts I and 2).

This contains some extra slides which were “hidden” in the presentation.

Part 1: Overview and Non-ST Elevation ACS

Part 2: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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