Keywords: Acute cardiac care; Acute coronary syndrome; Angioplasty; Anticoagulation; Antiplatelet; Apixaban; Aspirin; Atherothrombosis; Bivalirudin; Bypass surgery; Chest pain unit; Clopidogrel; Dabigatran; Diabetes; Early invasive strategy; European Society of Cardiology; Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors; Guidelines; Heparin; High-sensitivity troponin; Myocardial ischaemia; Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; Platelet inhibition; Prasugrel; Recommendations; Revascularization; Rhythm monitoring; Rivaroxaban; Stent; Ticagrelor; Unstable angina.