Clinical characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.
Laura StephensenJaimi GreensladeKatrina StarmerGreg StarmerRichard StoneRobert BonninAnthony BrazzaleTileah Drahm-ButlerVirginia CampbellTania DavisElizabeth MowattNathan J BrownKarlie ProctorSarah AshoverTanya MilburnLouise McCormackNicholas GravesMichelle GattonRay MahoneyWilliam ParsonageLouise CullenPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with suspected ACS have a high burden of traditional cardiac risk factors, regardless of whether they are eventually diagnosed with ACS. These patients may benefit from assessment for coronary artery disease regardless of age at presentation.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- emergency department
- risk factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- antiplatelet therapy
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- cardiovascular events
- case report
- cardiovascular disease
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic valve
- patient reported