[Clinical morphology of acute coronary syndrome]

The paper describes acute coronary syndrome and gives its definition, classification and current possibilities of its clinical and morphological diagnosis. Emphasis is laid on the troponine test and clinicoinstrumental imaging of coronary arterial obstruction and myocardial ischemia. Data on the morphological criteria for vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, different stages of ischemia and early myocardial necrosis are presented. Recommendations on establishing the postmortem diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome are given.