1.0Cardiovascular Journal of Africahttps://cvja.co.za/journalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1q6H2umHin"><a href="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2025-054/">Prognostic value of blood lactate values and peripheral perfusion indices in patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2025-054/embed/#?secret=1q6H2umHin" width="600" height="338" title="“Prognostic value of blood lactate values and peripheral perfusion indices in patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome” — Cardiovascular Journal of Africa" data-secret="1q6H2umHin" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cvja.co.za/journal/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This study aimed to investigate the potential correlations and differences between patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and healthy controls. Emphasis was placed on examining the relationship between their arterial blood gas pH value and arterial blood gas lactate value, as well as assessing the utility of the peripheral perfusion index (PI) in ACS management.