Immediate vs Delayed Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes.

The article focuses on a study which investigated if immediate intervention on admission can cause a reduction in myocardial infarction. The study included 352 patients from 13 centers in France, who were diagnosed with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. The peak troponin value during hospitalization and the composite of death were measured on each patient. Study authors compared the clinical outcome of immediate and delayed intervention. They concluded that immediate and delayed intervention showed no difference in reducing myocardial infarction in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation.