New Predictors in Determining the Need for Invasive Treatment in Non-STEMI

Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) is a heterogeneous disease with a wide range of treatment options from the medical follow-up to early invasive treatment due to complete occlusion of the culprit artery. Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction acute coronary syndrome (NSTEMI-ACS) is one of the subcomponents of NSTE-ACS, which has an increased mortality rate, and for which early intervention can be vital. Yet, most of these patients require invasive treatment. In fact, some of them are patients who require very early invasive treatment and have a complete occlusion in the culprit artery. Unfortunately, risk scoring systems are not sufficient enough to differentiate these patients. Therefore, the discovery of markers that can be used in the differentiation of NSTEMI-ACS patients with an increased need for invasive treatment and/or complete occlusion of the culprit's vessels, especially during pandemic periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic, has gained importance. Inflammation is known to play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of coronary artery disease. To the best of our knowledge, there is a lack of literature on the relationship between the need for invasive treatment strategy and/or complete occlusion of the culprit's vessel, and the hematological markers in patients diagnosed with NSTEMI-ACS.