The FDA recently rejected the an indication for the use of rivaroxaban in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

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Another medical term closely related to acute coronary syndrome is coronary artery disease.

CNN: Acute coronary syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome may develop slowly over time by the building up of plaques in the arteries in your heart.

CNN: Acute coronary syndrome

This is a medicine to prevent heart attacks and strokes in patients who suffer acute coronary syndrome, the condition that occurs after a heart attack or serious heart-related chest pain.

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Gail Cawkwell , a medical director at Pfizer, said that the drug giant would not be conducting a trial in patients with acute coronary syndrome, but instead in patients at high risk for heart attacks.

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