453. ACS Guidelines Question #1 with Dr. Sunil Rao

About this episode

This episode discusses a clinical case based on the 2025 ACS Guidelines with insights from expert cardiologists.

The following question refers to Section 7.1 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines. The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and CardioNerds Academy Intern Dr. Grace Qiu, answered first by University of Michigan fellow and CardioNerds FIT Ambassador Dr. Kayla Secrest, and then by expert faculty Dr. Sunil Rao. Dr. Rao is an interventional cardiologist, Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Deputy Director of the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, and the Director of Interventional Cardiology for the NYU Langone Health System. He is the Editor-in-Chief for Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions and was the Chair of the Writing Committee for the 2025 ACS Guidelines. This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes . Question #1 A 68-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stage III chronic kidney disease, and prior tobacco use presents to a local emergency department with reports of chest pain while raking leaves at home. Upon arrival, he is hemodynamically stable with a heart rate of 86 beats…

People in this episode

Host: CardioNerds

Guests: Dr. Sunil Rao, Dr. Grace Qiu, Dr. Kayla Secrest

Topics covered

• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Cardiology Guidelines
• Interventional Cardiology
• Patient Management
• Medical Education

Keywords

• ACS Guidelines
• interventional cardiology
• chest pain
• EKG
• acute coronary syndrome

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health System, Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions

Places: University of Michigan, Thomas Jefferson

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