ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a migrant population: a registry-based study of patient treatment and outcomes.
Eleanor E RyeAndrea LeeHadia MukhtarArun NarayanA Robert DennissClara ChowPramesh KovoorGopal SivagangabalanPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2020)
Migrants had longer pre-hospital delays and exhibited different cardiovascular risk profiles than Australian-born patients but received comparable treatment in the acute hospital setting. Higher rates of diabetes and multi-vessel coronary artery disease were seen among migrant patients, indicating a relatively higher risk population.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery disease
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- liver failure
- case report
- skeletal muscle
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- hepatitis b virus
- acute care
- low birth weight
- replacement therapy
- patient reported
- gestational age