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background: Many NSTEACS patients are medically managed without coronary revascularization. The reasons vary and may impact prognosis. methods: EPICOR Asia (NCT01361386) is a prospective study of hospital survivors post ACS enrolled in 219 hospitals from 8 countries/ regions in Asia (06/2011-05/2012). All medically managed NSTEACS patients in EPICOR Asia were classified into 3 groups: 1) no coronary angiography (CAG-); 2) non-significant coronary artery disease (CAD) on angiogram (CAG+ CAD-); and 3) significant CAD (CAG+ CAD+). We compared baseline differences between groups, and report 1-y mortality rates. Results: Of 6,164 NSTEACS patients, 2,272 (37%) were medically managed only, with 1,339 (59%), 254 (11%) and 679 (30%) patients in the CAG-, CAG+ CAD-, and CAG+ CAD+ groups, respectively. There were marked differences in number of NSTEACS patients medically managed among the 8 countries/regions (13-81%). Between-group differences were seen in baseline characteristics (Table). CAG+ CADpatients were younger with fewer CV risk factors than CAG+ CAD+. CAG-patients were older, more likely with known CV disease, more frequently admitted to hospitals with no cath lab, and had the highest 1-y mortality (6.9% versus 3.3% for EPICOR Asia overall). conclusion: NSTEACS patients who are medically managed are a heterogeneous group with different clinical features and outcomes e.g. mortality risk. The factors underlying different management strategies, and to improve prognosis, need to be identified.