Epidemiology and risk factors of patients with types of acute coronary syndrome presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.
Udaya RalapanawaPallegoda Vithanage Ranjith KumarasiriKushalee Poornima JayawickremePrabashini KumarihamyYapa WijeratneMadhushanka EkanayakeChandira DissanayakePublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2019)
Smoking and alcohol abuse are significantly associated with STEMI.Patients with NSTEMI or Unstable Angina had higher rates of hypertension and were more likely to have a history of ACS or stable angina than STEMI patients. Patients with NSTEMI were more likely than patients with STEMI or UA to have dyslipidemia.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- risk factors
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- blood pressure
- coronary artery
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- peritoneal dialysis
- intimate partner violence