ESC recommendations on acute care and secondary prevention

While the incidence of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been declining in recent years, there has been an increase in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). STEMI and NSTEMI have some similarities in terms of initial diagnostic work-up, antithrombotic strategies and secondary prevention. For this reason, the ACS guidelines published by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) last year summarized the recommendations for NSTEMI and STEMI in one guideline for the first time.